Explosives Act 1875

109 Definitions

In this Act with respect to Scotland—

(1) The expression " borough" means any royal burgh, and any burgh returning or contributing to return a member to Parliament:

(2) The expression " a master of one of the superior courts " means the auditor of the Court of Session :

(3) The expression " umpire " means oversman :

(4) The expression " attending before a court of record " means attending on citation the Court of Justiciary :

(5) The expression " stipendiary magistrate " means a sheriff or sheriff substitute:

(6) The expression " defendant" means defender and includes respondent:

(7) The expression " chief officer of police" means the chief constable, superintendent of police, or other officer, by whatever name called, having the chief command of the police in any district maintaining a separate police force:

(8) The expression " chairman of quarter sessions " means the sheriff of the county:

(9) The expression " misdemeanour " means a crime and offence :

(10) The expression "the court of summary jurisdiction" means the sheriff of the county or any one of his substitutes :

(11) This Act shall be read and construed as if for the expression " The Lands Clauses Consolidation Act, 1845," where-ever it occurs therein, the expression " The Lands Clauses Consolidation (Scotland) Act, 1845," were substituted.