# Local Government (Scotland) Act 1947, Paragraph 12: Interpretation.


For the purposes of this Schedule—
“Public appointment” means any employment the emoluments of which are payable out of public funds;
“Service” means whole-time or part-time service in any office after the officer has attained the age of eighteen years;
“Material date” means the date on which the determination of office or diminution of emoluments, as the case may be, takes effect.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Geo6/10-11/43/schedule/ELEVENTH/paragraph/12 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-scotland-act-1947/schedule-ELEVENTH/paragraph-12
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