# The Scotland Act 1998 (Transitory and Transitional Provisions)(Standing Orders and Parliamentary Publications) Order 1999, Article 2: Interpretation


In this Order–
“the Act” means the Scotland Act 1998;
“court” includes tribunal;
“legal proceedings” means any legal proceedings (whether civil or criminal) in any court in the United Kingdom;
“the Parliament” means the Scottish Parliament; and
“statement” has the same meaning as in the Defamation Act 1996.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/1095/article/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/scotland-act-1998-transitory-and-transitional-provisionsstanding-orders-and-parliamentary-publications-order-1999/article-2
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