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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/act-of-sederunt-chancery-procedure-rules-1996/schedule-1/paragraph-2",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/act-of-sederunt-chancery-procedure-rules-1996/schedule-1/paragraph-2.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1996/2184",
  "legislation_title": "Act of Sederunt (Chancery Procedure Rules) 1996",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/act-of-sederunt-chancery-procedure-rules-1996",
  "path": "schedule/1/paragraph/2",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Interpretation",
  "text": "(1) In these Rules, unless the context otherwise requires–\n“the Act of 1868” means the Titles to Land Consolidation (Scotland) Act 1868 and a reference to a section of that Act shall be construed as a reference to that section as saved by section 37(1)(d) of the Succession (Scotland) Act 1964 and as revived by section 6 of the Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1980;\n“the Act of 1874” means the Conveyancing (Scotland) Act 1874 and a reference to a section of that Act shall be construed as a reference to that section as saved by section 37(1)(d) of the Succession (Scotland) Act 1964;\n“sheriff clerk of Chancery” includes the sheriff clerk depute of Chancery.\n(2) Where there is a reference to the use of a form in these Rules, that form in the appendix to these Rules, or a form substantially to the same effect, shall be used with such variation as circumstances may require.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1964 c. 41."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1980 c. 55."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "1874 c. 94."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/2184/schedule/1/paragraph/2",
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  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}