# Sheriffs’ Pensions (Scotland) Act 1961, Section 10: Interpretation.

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

In this Act the following expressions have the meanings hereby respectively assigned to them, unless the context otherwise requires—
“sheriff” . . . has the meaning assigned to it in section one of this Act;
“relevant service”, in relation to any person, means service which qualifies for a pension under section one of this Act, and such service need not be continuous or in the same sheriffdom.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Eliz2/9-10/42/section/10 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/sheriffs-pensions-scotland-act-1961/section-10
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