# The Scotland Act 1998 (Specification of Functions and Transfer of Property etc. ) Order 2019, Article 2: Interpretation

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

In this Order—
“the 1967 Act” means the Forestry Act 1967;
“the 2018 Act” means the Forestry and Land Management (Scotland) Act 2018;
“the Forestry Commissioners” means the Forestry Commissioners referred to in section 1(1) of the 1967 Act;
“the transfer date” means the date specified in article 1(2);
“enactment” includes an enactment contained in, or in an instrument made under, an Act of the Scottish Parliament;
“excepted property” means the property, rights and liabilities specified in the Schedule;
“instrument” includes Royal Charters, Royal Warrants, Orders in Council, Letters Patent, judgements, decrees, orders, rules, regulations, schemes, byelaws, awards, licences, authorisations, consents, approvals, contracts and other agreements, memoranda and articles of association, certificates, deeds and other documents.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2019/183/article/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/scotland-act-1998-specification-of-functions-and-transfer-of-property-etc-order-2019/article-2
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