{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/debt-arrangement-and-attachment-scotland-act-2002/section-45",
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  "legislation": "asp/2002/17",
  "legislation_title": "Debt Arrangement and Attachment (Scotland) Act 2002",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/debt-arrangement-and-attachment-scotland-act-2002",
  "path": "section/45",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "45",
  "heading": "Interpretation of this Part and Parts 3 and 4",
  "text": "In this Part and in Parts 3 and 4 of this Act—\n“chargeable expenses” means expenses chargeable against the debtor in accordance with this Part of this Act;\n“dwellinghouse” does not include—\n(a)a garage, even although it forms part of the structure or building which consists of or includes the dwellinghouse; or\n(b)other structures or buildings used in connection with the dwellinghouse,\nbut does include a mobile home or other place used as a dwelling;\n“exceptional attachment order” has the meaning given by section 47(1) below;\n“mobile home” means a caravan, houseboat or other moveable structure used as a dwelling;\n“non-essential assets” has the meaning given by schedule 2 to this Act;\n“officer” means the officer of court appointed by a creditor ...;\n“sum recoverable” means the debt in respect of which the attachment is executed together with any interest thereon and any chargeable expenses; and\n“summary warrant” means a summary warrant granted under, or by virtue of, any enactment.",
  "extent": "S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in s. 45 repealed (31.1.2011) by Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 8), s. 134(7), Sch. 4 Pt. 2; S.S.I. 2011/30, art. 3(1)(3), Sch. 1"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2002/17/section/45",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T20:16:56.910761+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."
}