Paragraph 1 DEFINITIONS
In the construction of these Rules (unless the context otherwise requires)—
The word “Court” shall mean the Scottish Land Court and shall include the Full Court and any Divisional Court; the expression “Full Court” shall mean the Court constituted for hearing appeals under Section 25(5) of the Small Landholders (Scotland) Act 1911 and the expression “Divisional Court” shall mean any member or any two members sitting or acting with any legal assessor by virtue of any powers delegated under the said Subsection either by a quorum of the whole Court or by these Rules.
The word “Chairman” shall mean the Chairman of the Court.
The expression “Principal Clerk” shall mean the Principal Clerk and Legal Secretary to the Court and shall include (except for the purposes of Rule 102) every person who for the time being is authorised or deputed in the absence of the Principal Clerk to discharge the duties of Principal Clerk to the Court.
The word “Auditor” shall mean the Auditor of the Land Court, who is the Principal Clerk.
The word “Order” shall include decree, award and determination in any proceeding before the Court.
The word “month” shall, in the computation of time for the purposes of these Rules and of any Order made by the Court, mean calendar month.
The word “revaluation” shall mean the fixing of a second and every subsequent Fair Rent or Equitable Rent for a holding.
The word “hearing” shall include trial, proof and debate in any Application or any proceeding accessory or incidental thereto.
The word “landlord” shall mean any person for the time being entitled to receive the rents and profits or to take possession of any holding and shall include the trustees, executors, administrators, assignees, legatee, disponee or next-of-kin, spouse, guardian, curator bonis, trustee in bankruptcy or judicial factor of a landlord.
The word “person” shall include any body or association of persons, incorporated or unincorporated.
The expression “Final Order” shall mean an Order of the Court which, either by itself or taken along with a previous Order or Orders, disposes of the subject-matter of the Application, though all the questions of law or of fact arising in the Application shall not have been decided and though expenses, if found due, shall not have been modified, taxed or decerned for.