Rent (Scotland) Act 1984
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Change 1
25 Interpretation.
(1) In this Part of this Act— “the court”, subject to the provisions of this section, means the sheriff; “statutorily protected tenancy” means a protected tenancy or a tenancy to which any of the following Act apply— the Small Landholders (Scotland) Acts 1886 to 1931; the Tenancy of Shops (Scotland) Act 1949; the Agricultural Holdings (Scotland) Act 1991; the Crofters (Scotland) Acts 1955 and 1961; the Agricultural Holdings (Scotland) Act 2003 (that is a limited duration tenancy, a modern limited duration tenancy or a repairing tenancy). ... (2) Nothing in this Part of this Act shall affect any jurisdiction of the Court of Session in relation to actions of removing. (3) Nothing in this Part of this Act shall affect the operation of— (a) section 19 of the Defence Act 1842; (b) section 89 of the Lands Clauses Consolidation (Scotland) Act 1845; (c) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
25 Interpretation.
(1) In this Part of this Act— “the court”, subject to the provisions of this section, means the sheriff; “statutorily protected tenancy” means a protected tenancy or a tenancy to which any of the following Act apply— the Small Landholders (Scotland) Acts 1886 to 1931; the Tenancy of Shops (Scotland) Act 1949; the Agricultural Holdings (Scotland) Act 1991; the Crofters (Scotland) Acts 1955 and 1961; the Agricultural Holdings (Scotland) Act 2003 (that is a limited duration tenancy, a modern limited duration tenancy or a repairing tenancy). ... (2) Nothing in this Part of this Act shall affect any jurisdiction of the Court of Session in relation to actions of removing. (3) Nothing in this Part of this Act shall affect the operation of— (a) section 19 of the Defence Act 1842; (b) section 89 of the Lands Clauses Consolidation (Scotland) Act 1845; (c) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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