C1PART 1Scottish Civil Justice Council

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C1

Pt. 1: power to apply conferred (1.4.2015) by Tribunals (Scotland) Act 2014 (asp 10), ss. 65(2), 66(2), 83(2) (with Sch. 9 para. 8); S.S.I. 2015/116, art. 2

Functions and powers

I14Court of Session to consider rules

1

The Court of Session must consider any draft civil procedure rulesF1, draft fees rulesF5or draft inquiry procedure rules submitted to it by the Council and may—

a

approve the rules,

b

approve the rules with such modifications as it considers appropriate, or

c

reject the rules.

2

Where the Court of Session approves draft civil procedure rulesF2, draft fees rulesF6or draft inquiry procedure rules (with or without modification) it must embody the approved rules in an act of sederunt.

3

Nothing in this Part affects the powers of the Court of Session to prepare or make rules—

F3a

which relate to a matter in section 2(5).

F4b

under section 105(1) or 106(1) of the Courts Reform (Scotland) Act 2014.

F7c

under section 36(1) of the Inquiries into Fatal Accidents and Sudden Deaths etc. (Scotland) Act 2016.