Tacit Relocation in

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is a principle whereby

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of land or buildings are renewed on the same conditions as previously existed if no notice of termination is given within the requisite period, subject to a minimum period of one year, applying in perpetuity until such notice is given. The concept is also known in the

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References

*Patrick Fraser and William Campbell. Treatise on Master and Servant, Employer and Workman, and Master and Apprentice, according to the Law of Scotland. Third Edition. T & T Clark. George Street, Edindburgh. 1882
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*Viscount of Stair and John S More. The Institutions of the Law of Scotland. New Edition. Printed for Bell & Bradfute. Edinburgh. 1832. Volume 1. Pages 428, 429, 447
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452, 454, 457 and 461. See also Notes P, W and X at pages civ, ccxxxiii and cclvi. Business terms Legal terminology Scots law United Kingdom business law Contract law Renting South African business law {{Scotland-law-stub