{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/factors-scotland-act-1890/section-1",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/factors-scotland-act-1890/section-1.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/Vict/53-54/40",
  "legislation_title": "Factors (Scotland) Act 1890",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/factors-scotland-act-1890",
  "path": "section/1",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "1",
  "heading": "Application of 52 & 53 Vict. c. 45. to Scotland.",
  "text": "Subject to the following provisions, the Factors Act, 1889, shall apply to Scotland:—\n(1) The expression “lien” shall mean and include right of retention; the expression “vendor’s lien” shall mean and include any right of retention competent to the original owner or vendor; and the expression “set off” shall mean and include compensation.\n(2) In the application of section five of the recited Act, a sale, pledge, or other disposition of goods shall not be valid unless made for valuable consideration.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M1",
      "text": "1889 c. 45."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Vict/53-54/40/section/1",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T12:34:00.484821+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."
}