Section 2 Interpretation of terms.

The following words occurring in this Act shall, except where the nature of the provision shall be repugnant to such construction, be construed as follows; that is to say, the words “Court of Session,” or “the Court,” shall be construed to mean either division of the Court of Session, or the Junior Lord Ordinary, or the Lord Ordinary on the Bills, as the case may be; the word “sheriff” shall include “sheriff substitute;” the words “heir of entail” shall include “institute;” the word “lands” shall extend to and comprehend all heritages; the words “entailed estate” shall extend to and comprehend all heritages which by the law of Scotland may be made the subject of entail; and the words “feu charter” shall comprehend a feu contract, a feu disposition, and every other grant of a like kind.