Law Reform (Parent and Child) (Scotland) Act 1986

8 Interpretation. S

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, the following expressions shall have the following meanings respectively assigned to them—

• “action for declarator” includes an application for declarator contained in other proceedings;

• “child”, except where used to express a relationship, means—

(a) in relation to custody or access, a child under the age of 16 years;

(b) in relation to tutory, a pupil;

(c) in relation to curatory, a minor;

(d) in relation to parental rights other than custody, access, tutory or curatory, a child under the age of 18 years;

• “the court” means the Court of Session or the sheriff;

• “curator” does not include curator ad litem;

• “deed” means any disposition, contract, instrument or writing whether inter vivos or mortis causa;

• “non-parentage” means that a person is not or was not the parent, or is not or was not the child, of another person;

• “parent” includes natural parent;

• “parentage” means that a person is or was the parent, or is or was the child, of another person;

• “parental rights” means tutory, curatory, custody or access, as the case may require, and any right or authority relating to the welfare or upbringing of a child conferred on a parent by any rule of law;

• “tutor” does not include tutor ad litem.