{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/law-reform-miscellaneous-provisions-scotland-act-1990/section-59",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/law-reform-miscellaneous-provisions-scotland-act-1990/section-59.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1990/40",
  "legislation_title": "Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1990",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/law-reform-miscellaneous-provisions-scotland-act-1990",
  "path": "section/59",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "59",
  "heading": "Interpretation of sections 56, 57 and 58.",
  "text": "In sections 56, 57 and 58 of this Act, unless the contrary intention appears—\n“child” means a person under the age of 16 years;\n“court” means the High Court of Justiciary or the sheriff court; and\n“trial” means a trial under solemn or under summary procedure.",
  "extent": "S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 59 wholly in force 3.4.1995; s. 59 not in force at Royal Assent see s. 75(2); s. 59 in force for certain purposes at 30.9.1991 by S.I. 1991/2151, art. 3,Sch.; s. 59 in force at 3.4.1995 in so far as not already in force by 1995/364, art. 2"
    }
  ],
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  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1990/40/section/59",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:42:55.706799+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."
}