{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/judicial-factors-scotland-act-1880/section-3",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/judicial-factors-scotland-act-1880/section-3.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/Vict/43-44/4",
  "legislation_title": "Judicial Factors (Scotland) Act 1880",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/judicial-factors-scotland-act-1880",
  "path": "section/3",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "3",
  "heading": "Interpretation of terms.",
  "text": "In this Act the following words and expressions shall have the meanings herein-after assigned to them, unless there be something in the subject or context repugnant to such construction; that is to say,\nThe expression “Judicial Factor” shall include . . ., . . . a factor loco absentis and a factor on trust or other estates, . . . but does not include a judicial factor appointed under section 11A of the Judicial Factors (Scotland) Act 1889\nThe expressions “Accountant of the Court of Session” or “Accountant,” shall mean the Accountant of the Court of Session appointed under the recited Act:\nThe expression “prescribed” means prescribed by the regulations which the Court of Session are by this Act authorised to make from time to time by act of sederunt:\nThe expression “Lord Ordinary” shall mean the Lord Ordinary in the Court of Session discharging the duties of Junior Lord Ordinary in time of session, and the Lord Ordinary on the Bills in the time of vacation:\n“Estate” shall include all property and funds, and all rights heritable and moveable.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words substituted (S.) by Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1980 (c. 55, SIF 36:3), s. 14(1)(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in s. 3 repealed (1.4.2002) by 2000 asp 4, s. 88(3), Sch. 6; S.S.I. 2001/81, art. 3, Sch. 2"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in s. 3 repealed (25.9.1991) (S.) by Age of Legal Capacity (Scotland) Act 1991 (c. 50, SIF 49:8), ss. 10(2), 11(2), Sch. 2"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Words in s. 3 substituted (S.) (1.11.1996) by 1995 c. 36, s. 105(4), Sch. 4 para. 4(a); S.I. 1996/2203, art. 3(3), Sch."
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F5",
      "text": "Words in s. 3 repealed (S.) (1.11.1996) by 1995 c. 36, s. 105(4)(5), Sch. 4 para. 4(b), Sch. 5; S.I. 1996/2203, art. 3(3), Sch."
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F6",
      "text": "Words substituted (S.) by Bankruptcy (Scotland) Act 1985 (c. 66, SIF 66), s. 75(1), Sch. 7 para. 1"
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M1",
      "text": "1889 c. 39(128)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Vict/43-44/4/section/3",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T12:43:51.314777+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."
}