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In this Act (unless the context requires otherwise)—
“the 1991 Act” means the Agricultural Holdings (Scotland) Act 1991 (c. 55);
“1991 Act tenancy” is to be construed in accordance section 1;
“agriculture” is to be construed in accordance with section 85 (interpretation) of the 1991 Act; and “agricultural” and “non-agricultural” are to be construed accordingly;
“agricultural land” means land used for agriculture for the purposes of a trade or business;
“fixed equipment” is to be construed by reference to section 85 of the 1991 Act;
“the Land Court” means the Scottish Land Court;
“landlord” means any person for the time being entitled to receive the rents under a lease constituting a tenancy and includes the executor, assignee, legatee, disponee, guardian [F1or] legal representative (within the meaning of Part I of the Children (Scotland) Act 1995 (c. 36)) [F2of a landlord or the trustee or interim trustee in the sequestration, under the Bankruptcy (Scotland) Act 2016, of a landlord's estate;]
[F3“ limited duration tenancy ” means a tenancy—
created by virtue of section 5(1), or
converted by virtue of section 5(2), (3) or (4),
before the repeal of that section by section 85(2) of the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2016,
“modern limited duration tenancy” is to be construed in accordance with section 5A,]
“the Parliament” means the Scottish Parliament;
[F4“repairing tenancy” is to be construed in accordance with section 5C,]
“short limited duration tenancy” is to be construed in accordance with section 4;
“tenant” means the holder of land under a tenancy constituted by a lease and includes the executor, assignee, legatee, disponee, guardian [F5or] legal representative (within the meaning of Part I of the Children (Scotland) Act 1995) [F6of a tenant or the trustee or interim trustee in the sequestration, under the Bankruptcy (Scotland) Act 2016, of a tenant's estate;]
“termination”, in relation to a tenancy, means the termination of the lease constituting the tenancy.
Textual Amendments
F1Word in s. 93 inserted (30.11.2016) by Bankruptcy (Scotland) Act 2016 (asp 21), s. 237(2), sch. 8 para. 19(a)(i) (with ss. 232, 234(3), 235, 236); S.S.I. 2016/294, reg. 2
F2Words in s. 93 substituted (30.11.2016) by Bankruptcy (Scotland) Act 2016 (asp 21), s. 237(2), sch. 8 para. 19(a)(ii) (with ss. 232, 234(3), 235, 236); S.S.I. 2016/294, reg. 2
F3Words in s. 93 substituted (30.11.2017) by Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2016 (asp 18), s. 130(1), sch. 2 para. 7(30)(a) (with s. 128); S.S.I. 2017/299, reg. 2, sch.
F4Words in s. 93 inserted (23.12.2016 for specified purposes) by Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2016 (asp 18), s. 130(1), sch. 2 para. 7(30)(b) (with s. 128); S.S.I. 2016/365, reg. 2, sch.
F5Word in s. 93 inserted (30.11.2016) by Bankruptcy (Scotland) Act 2016 (asp 21), s. 237(2), sch. 8 para. 19(b)(i) (with ss. 232, 234(3), 235, 236); S.S.I. 2016/294, reg. 2
F6Words in s. 93 substituted (30.11.2016) by Bankruptcy (Scotland) Act 2016 (asp 21), s. 237(2), sch. 8 para. 19(b)(ii) (with ss. 232, 234(3), 235, 236); S.S.I. 2016/294, reg. 2
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