# Sheriff Courts (Scotland) Act 1907, Paragraph 27A.1: Interpretation of this Chapter


In this Chapter—
“appropriate date” means the date by which a pursuer’s offer could reasonably have been accepted;
“charges” means charges for work carried out by the pursuer’s solicitor, and includes any additional charge;
“pursuer’s offer” means an offer by a pursuer to settle a claim against a defender made in accordance with this Chapter;
“relevant period” means the period from the appropriate date to the date of acceptance of the pursuer’s offer or, as the case may be, to the date on which judgment was given, or on which the verdict was applied.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Edw7/7/51/schedule/First/paragraph/27A.1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/sheriff-courts-scotland-act-1907/schedule-First/paragraph-27A.1
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