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Section 24C: Entitled residents: definition

Conveyancing and Feudal Reform (Scotland) Act 1970 · 1970 c. 35View on legislation.gov.uk

Part II: The Standard Security

For the purposes of sections 24B, 24D and 24E, an entitled resident is a person whose sole or main residence is the security subjects (in whole or in part) and who is—

the proprietor of the security subjects (where the proprietor is not the debtor in the standard security);
the non-entitled spouse of the debtor or the proprietor of security subjects which are (in whole or in part) a matrimonial home;
the non-entitled civil partner of the debtor or the proprietor of security subjects which are (in whole or in part) a family home;
a person living together with the debtor or the proprietor as husband and wife;
a person living together with the debtor or the proprietor in a relationship which has the characteristics of the relationship between civil partners;
a person who lived together with the debtor or the proprietor in a relationship described in paragraph (d) or (e) if—
the security subjects (in whole or in part) are not the sole or main residence of the debtor or the proprietor;
the person lived together with the debtor or the proprietor throughout the period of 6 months ending with the date on which the security subjects ceased to be the sole or main residence of the debtor or the proprietor; and
the security subjects (in whole or in part) are the sole or main residence of a child aged under 16 who is a child of both parties in that relationship.

In this section—

  • "child" includes a stepchild and any person brought up, or treated, by both parties to the relationship as their child;

  • "family home" has the meaning given by section 135(1) of the Civil Partnership Act 2004;

  • "matrimonial home" has the meaning given by section 22 of the Matrimonial Homes (Family Protection) (Scotland) Act 1981;

  • "non-entitled civil partner" has the same meaning as "non-entitled partner" in section 101(1) of the Civil Partnership Act 2004;

  • "non-entitled spouse" has the meaning given by section 1 of the Matrimonial Homes (Family Protection) (Scotland) Act 1981.

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