PART 2THE SHERIFF APPEAL COURT

CHAPTER 4ADMINISTRATION

Records

62Records of the Sheriff Appeal Court

1

A record of the Sheriff Appeal Court is authenticated by being signed by—

a

an Appeal Sheriff, or

b

the Clerk of the Court.

2

A record authenticated in accordance with subsection (1), or a certified copy of such a record or of an extract of such a record, is sufficient evidence of the facts recorded in the record.

3

The Sheriff Appeal Court may keep (and produce) records in electronic form.

4

For the purposes of this section, a reference to a record or a copy of a record being signed or, as the case may be, certified, includes a reference to the record or copy being authenticated by means of—

a

an electronic signature, or

b

such other means of authentication as may be specified for that purpose by an act of sederunt under section 104(1).

5

In this section—

  • “certified copy” means a copy certified by the Clerk of the Sheriff Appeal Court as a true copy,

  • “electronic signature” is to be construed in accordance with section 7(2) of the Electronic Communications Act 2000, but includes a version of an electronic signature which is reproduced on a paper document,

  • “record” means any interlocutor, decree, minute or other document by which the proceedings and decisions of the Sheriff Appeal Court are recorded.