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In construing this Act F1. . . [F2 the words “magistrates' court" shall include] [F3sheriffs principal of sheriffdoms] in Scotland, . . . . . . F4; the word “owner” shall include all bodies, politic, corporate or collegiate, and all persons entitled to any estate or interest in possession; and the word “land” shall extend to lands, grounds, hereditaments and heritages, of any tenure or description; and every word importing the singular number shall, when necessary to give full effect to the enactments herein contained, be deemed to extend and be applied to several persons or things as well as one person or thing; and any words importing the plural number only shall include the singular number; F1. . .
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F1Words in s. 6 and definition of "county" repealed (5.11.1993) by 1993 c. 50, s. 1(1), Sch. 1 Pt. XIII Group1
F2Words in s. 6 substituted (1.4.2005) by Courts Act 2003 (c. 39), s. 110(1), Sch. 8 para. 26; S.I. 2005/910, art. 3(y)
F3Words substituted by virtue of Sheriff Courts (Scotland) Act 1971 (c. 58), s. 4, Sch. 1 para. 1
F4Words repealed by Science and Technology Act 1965 (c. 4), Sch. 4
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