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title: "Scottish Land Court Act 1938"
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# Scottish Land Court Act 1938

## Title and introductory text {#prelims}

Scottish Land Court Act 1938
1938 c.31
An Act to make provision with regard to the tenure of office and superannuation of members of the Scottish Land Court.
[2nd June 1938]

## 1 Tenure of office and superannuation of members of Scottish Land Court. {#section-1}

(1) Every member of the Scottish Land Court (other than the Chairman) appointed after the passing of this Act shall vacate his office on attaining the age of sixty-five years, and every member (other than the Chairman) holding office at the passing of this Act, (hereinafter referred to as an existing member) shall vacate his office on attaining the age of sixty-five years, or on the passing of this Act, if he has attained that age prior thereto.
(2) The principal civil service pension scheme within the meaning of section 2 of the Superannuation Act 1972 and for the time being in force, shall apply to every member of the Scottish Land Court (other than the Chairman) appointed after the passing of this Act in like manner as that scheme applies to persons employed in thecivil service of the State.
(3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

## 2 Citation. {#section-2}

This Act may be cited as the Scottish Land Court Act, 1938.