# Act of Sederunt (Lay Representation for Non-Natural Persons) 2016, Section 2: Interpretation


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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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2016/243/section/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/act-of-sederunt-lay-representation-for-non-natural-persons-2016/section-2
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