# Land Tenure Reform (Scotland) Act 1974, Section 23: Interpretation and repeals.

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(1) In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires—
“deed” has the meaning assigned to it in section 3 of the Titles to Land Consolidation (Scotland) Act 1868, section 3 of the Conveyancing (Scotland) Act 1874 and section 2 of the Conveyancing (Scotland) Act 1924;
“heritable security” (except in relation to sections 4(5), 5(10) and 10(2)) does not include any security for the purpose of securing the payment of a ... periodical sum payable in respect of land, and “heritable creditors” shall be construed accordingly;
“land” has the meaning assigned to it in section 2 of the said Act of 1924.
(2) Unless the context otherwise requires, any reference in this Act to any other enactment is a reference thereto as amended, and includes a reference thereto as extended or applied, by or under any other enactment, including this Act.
(3) The enactments specified in Schedule 7 to this Act are hereby repealed to the extent specified in relation thereto in that Schedule.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1974/38/section/23 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/land-tenure-reform-scotland-act-1974/section-23
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