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We have endeavoured to make navigation through this site as easy as possible. The site's primary sections are listed first (at the left hand side of a graphical browser), and the secondary sections are listed next (at the top right corner of a graphical browser). The Scottish Law Commission logo at the top left of the browser window doubles as a link back to the home page.

Document downloads

Downloadable documents are denoted by PDF (PDF icon) and Word (DOC file) icons. PDF files can be viewed using free readers such as Adobe's Acrobat, while Word files can be read using Microsoft Word or other word processors capable of opening .doc files. Some documents have the 'external' icon (External file icon) which means they are hosted on another website, usually the Scottish Government website or our Google archive.

Links to external sites

Links to external sites are denoted by this icon: External site icon. They will take you away from the Commission website and in most cases open in a new window. Please note our disclaimer regarding the content of other websites.

'Skip navigation' link

If you are using a text browser, you will see a skip navigation link at the top of each page. Selecting this link will take you to the main page content.

Tabbed browsing

If you need to navigate the site without the aid of a mouse, links can be selected using the tab key; however, not all browsers support this feature.

By pressing the tab key, the user can cycle through the navigation links on a page, followed by a page's individual links. Pressing shift and tab together reverses the order in which the links are selected.

Accesskeys

In order to aid navigation of this site, we have included accesskeys as quick links to the main sections. They are as follows: