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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/arbitration-scotland-act-1894-repealed/section-6",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/Vict/57-58/13",
  "legislation_title": "Arbitration (Scotland) Act 1894 (repealed)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/arbitration-scotland-act-1894-repealed",
  "path": "section/6",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "6",
  "heading": "Interpretation.",
  "text": "For the purposes of this Act the expression “the court” shall mean any sheriff having jurisdiction or any Lord Ordinary of the Court of Session : except that where—\n(a) any arbiter appointed is; or\n(b) in terms of the agreement to refer to arbitration an arbiter or oversman to be appointed must be,\na Senator of the College of Justice, “the court” shall mean the Inner House of the Court of Session.",
  "extent": "S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words added by Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1980 (c. 55, SIF 36:3), s. 17(4)"
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    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T12:30:45.860435+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}