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Act of Sederunt (Lay Representation for Non-Natural Persons) 2016
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2. In this Act of Sederunt—
“the 2014 Act” means the Courts Reform (Scotland) Act 2014;
“authorisation document” means a document executed by a non-natural person of a type mentioned in column 1 of the following table authorising an individual holding the relevant position mentioned in the corresponding column 2 to act as its lay representative—
| Type of non-natural person | Relevant position | |
|---|---|---|
| a company | a director or a secretary of the company | |
| a limited liability partnership | a member of the limited liability partnership | |
| any other partnership | a partner in the partnership | |
| an unincorporated association of persons | a member or office holder of the association | ; |
“the court”, in the case of proceedings in the sheriff court, means the sheriff; and
“lay representative”, “legal representative” and “non-natural person” have the meanings given by section 95 of the 2014 Act.
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