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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/private-legislation-procedure-scotland-act-1936/section-18",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/Geo5and1Edw8/26/52",
  "legislation_title": "Private Legislation Procedure (Scotland) Act 1936",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/private-legislation-procedure-scotland-act-1936",
  "path": "section/18",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "18",
  "heading": "Definitions.",
  "text": "In this Act, unless the subject or context otherwise requires,—\nThe expression “Standing Orders” means the Standing Orders of the House of Lords and the House of Commons respectively:\nThe expression “general orders” means the general orders made in pursuance of this Act:\nThe expression “prescribed” means prescribed by the general orders made in pursuance of this Act:\nThe expression “agent” includes all solicitors within the meaning of the Solicitors (Scotland) Act 1933, and any person entitled to practise as agent according to the practice and rules of either House of Parliament in cases of Private Bills and matters relating thereto.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M1",
      "text": "1933 c. 21."
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    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T11:34:52.721663+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."
}