This Order may be cited as the Church of Scotland (Properties and Investments) Order 1994.

In this Order, unless the context otherwise requires—

• “the appointed day” means such day as may, under section 3 (Appointed day) of this Order, be appointed for the purposes of this Order;

• “the Church” means the Church of Scotland as constituted by the union of the Church of Scotland and the United Free Church of Scotland on 2nd October 1929;

• “the General Assembly” means the General Assembly of the Church;

• “the General Trustees” means The Church of Scotland General Trustees incorporated by the [1921 c. cxxv.] Church of Scotland (General Trustees) Order 1921;

• “heritable property” means an interest in land which conforms to the definition of an interest in land in section 28 of the [1979 c. 33.] Land Registration (Scotland) Act 1979 and wheresoever situated;

• “the Investors Trust” means the body incorporated by section 13 (Incorporation) of this Order;

• “moveable property” means personal property, investments, rights and interests of any nature whatever and wheresoever situated not included in the term “heritable property” and not a right or interest of any nature in corporeal moveable property, or in heritable property, in Asia or Africa vested in the Trust on the appointed day;

• “the Order of 1932” means the [1932 c. xxi.] Church of Scotland Trust Order 1932; and

• “the Trust” means The Church of Scotland Trust incorporated by the Order of 1932.