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Age of Legal Capacity (Scotland) Act 1991

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Point in time view as at 25/09/1991. This version of this provision has been superseded. Help about Status

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Age of Legal Capacity (Scotland) Act 1991, Section 9 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 21 November 2024. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations. Help about Changes to Legislation

9 Interpretation.S

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires—

  • existing” means existing immediately before the commencement of this Act;

  • parental rights” has the same meaning as in section 8 (interpretation) of the M1Law Reform (Parent and Child) (Scotland) Act 1986;

  • transaction” means a transaction having legal effect, and includes—

    (a)

    any unilateral transaction;

    (b)

    the exercise of testamentary capacity;

    (c)

    the exercise of any power of appointment;

    (d)

    the giving by a person of any consent having legal effect;

    (e)

    the bringing or defending of, or the taking of any step in, civil proceedings;

    (f)

    acting as arbiter or trustee;

    (g)

    acting as an instrumentary witness.

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