# Rag Flock and Other Filling Materials Act 1951 (repealed 6.1.1997), Section 36: Application to Scotland.

Extent: E+W+S

(1) The provisions of this section shall have effect for the purpose of the application of this Act to Scotland.
(2) The expression “defendant” means accused; references to a summons shall be construed as references to a complaint; and for references to the day on which a summons is served and to the day on which it is returnable there shall be respectively substituted references to the day on which a complaint is served and to the day on which the prosecution thereon proceeds to trial.
(3) The expression “local authority” means a council constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994; and the expression “public analyst” means public analyst appointed under section 27 of the Food and Drugs (Scotland) Act 1956.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Geo6/14-15/63/section/36 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/rag-flock-and-other-filling-materials-act-1951-repealed-611997/section-36
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