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

8 Interpretation

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.