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The term, incapable, defined in section 75 of the Bill, similar to the one in Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act 2000 (‘the 2000 Act’) and including someone with a mental disorder, is an important one in the Bill. 37. Trustees may become incapable, and other trustees may wish to remove them.
S5W-00975 Michael Russell: To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the comment by the Chief of Executive of the Scottish Crofting Federation on 25 May 2016 that the Crofting Commission was not delivering "the express will of the Parliament".
You mentioned cohabitation and damages for personal injury, which are areas that people may feel might affect them more. Although all the matters on the list could affect us all, those may feel more personal.
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