{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/national-savings-bank-regulations-1972/regulation-55",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/national-savings-bank-regulations-1972/regulation-55.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1972/764",
  "legislation_title": "The National Savings Bank Regulations 1972",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/national-savings-bank-regulations-1972",
  "path": "regulation/55",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "55",
  "heading": "Application to Scotland",
  "text": "In the application of these Regulations to Scotland—\n(a) any reference to a mentally disordered person shall be construed as a reference to a person who is incapable by reason of mental disorder within the meaning of the Mental Health (Scotland) Act 1960 of managing and administering his property and affairs;\n(b) any reference to a receiver in relation to a mentally disordered person shall be construed as a reference to a curator bonis, guardian or tutor;\n(c) any reference to a receiving order shall be construed as a reference to an award of sequestration;\n(d) any reference to a trustee in bankruptcy shall be construed as a reference to a judicial factor or trustee appointed under the Bankruptcy (Scotland) Act 1913;\n(e) any reference to probate, letters of administration or letters of administration with the will annexed shall be construed as a reference to confirmation of an executor;\n(f) any reference to the Treasury Solicitor shall be construed as a reference to the Queen's and Lord Treasurer's Remembrancer.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [
    {
      "type": "words substituted",
      "affecting": "uksi/1986/2001",
      "affecting_title": "The Insolvency (Amendment of Subordinate Legislation) Order 1986"
    }
  ],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1972/764/regulation/55",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T22:31:14.136555+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."
}