Succession (Scotland) Act 2016 (asp 7)

General S

28 Interpretation S

(1) In this Act (unless the context otherwise requires)—

• a reference to the “estate” of a deceased person is a reference to the whole estate belonging to the person at the time of death but does not include property passing on the person's death to another person by virtue of a special destination,

• “property” includes any interest in property.

(2) In this Act, the “forfeiture rule” has the same meaning as in the Forfeiture Act 1982.

(3) In this Act, a “will” means any document of a testamentary nature and includes a reference to—

(a) a testamentary trust disposition and settlement,

(b) a codicil.

Commencement Information

I1 S. 28 in force at 1.11.2016 by S.S.I. 2016/210, reg. 2(1)(b)