36 Interpretation
Succession (Scotland) Act 1964 (1964 c 41) | Legislation

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(1)     In this Act the following expressions shall, unless the context otherwise requires, have the meanings hereby respectively assigned to them, that is to say—

“deed†includes any disposition, contract, instrument or writing, whether inter vivos or mortis causa;

“an intestate†means a person who has died leaving undisposed of by testamentary disposition·the whole or any part of his estate, and “intestate†shall be construed accordingly;

“intestate estateâ€, in relation to an intestate, means (subject to sections 1 (2) and 9(6)(a) of this Act) so much of his estate as is undisposed of by testamentary disposition;

“issue†means . . .issue however remote;

“Land Court†means the Scottish Land Court;

“lease†and “tenancy†include sub-lease and subtenancy, and tenant shall be construed accordingly;

“legal rights†means jus relicti, jus relictae, [legitim and rights under section 131 of the Civil Partnership Act 2004];

“net estate†and “net intestate estate†mean respectively

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