# Scottish Register of Tartans Act 2008, Section 2: Meaning of “tartan”


For the purposes of this Act, a tartan is a design which is capable of being woven consisting of two or more alternating coloured stripes which combine vertically and horizontally to form a repeated chequered pattern.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2008/7/section/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/scottish-register-of-tartans-act-2008/section-2
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