# Judicial Factors (Scotland) Act 2025, Section 53: Interpretation

Extent: S
Status: prospective

In this Act—
“the Accountant” means the Accountant of Court,
“appointing interlocutor” has the meaning given in section 7(1),
“appointment date” has the meaning given in section 9(1),
“the court” is to be construed in accordance with section 1(8),
“estate” includes heritable and moveable property,
“factory estate” means the estate on which a judicial factor is appointed,
“interest in the estate” means an interest in the factory estate after payment of any debts,
“judicial factor” means a person appointed as such by a court, whether under an enactment or a rule of law, to hold, manage, administer and protect an estate,
“Keeper” has the meaning given in section 7(1)(b), and
“OSCR” has the meaning given in section 2(1)(a).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2025/3/section/53 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/judicial-factors-scotland-act-2025/section-53
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