# Succession (Scotland) Act 2016, Section 28: Interpretation


(1) In this Act (unless the context otherwise requires)—
a reference to the “estate” of a deceased person is a reference to the whole estate belonging to the person at the time of death but does not include property passing on the person's death to another person by virtue of a special destination,
“property” includes any interest in property.
(2) In this Act, the “forfeiture rule” has the same meaning as in the Forfeiture Act 1982.
(3) In this Act, a “will” means any document of a testamentary nature and includes a reference to—
(a) a testamentary trust disposition and settlement,
(b) a codicil.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2016/7/section/28 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/succession-scotland-act-2016/section-28
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