1.1.—(1) This Act of Sederunt may be cited as the Act of Sederunt (Sheriff Appeal Court Rules) 2015.
(2) It comes into force on 1st January 2016.
(3) A certified copy is to be inserted in the Books of Sederunt.
1.2.—(1) In this Act of Sederunt—
“the 2014 Act” means the Courts Reform (Scotland) Act 2014;
“the Clerk” means the Clerk of the Sheriff Appeal Court;
“advocate” means a practising member of the Faculty of Advocates;
“the Court” means the Sheriff Appeal Court;
“grounds of appeal” has the meaning given by rule 6.2(2)(b);
“party litigant” has the meaning given by rule 4.1(2);
“procedural Appeal Sheriff” has the meaning given by paragraph 2(1) of Schedule 1;
“procedural hearing” means a hearing under rule 7.14 or rule 28.13;
“provisional procedural order” means an order under rule 6.6(1);
“sheriff court process” means—
the sheriff court process for the cause that is appealed to the Court; or
where the cause is recorded in an official book of the sheriff court, a copy of the record in that book certified by the sheriff clerk;
“sheriff’s note” means a note setting out the reasons for the decision appealed against;
“solicitor” means a person qualified to practise as a solicitor under section 4 of the Solicitors (Scotland) Act 1980(1);
“timetable” means a timetable in—
Form 7.2 issued under—
rule 7.2(1) (timetable in appeal);
rule 7.6(5)(a) (recall of sist: issuing revised timetable); or
rule 7.6(6)(b) (variation of timetable: issuing revised timetable); or
Form 28.5 issued under—
rule 28.5(1) (timetable in application for new trial);
rule 28.6(6)(a) (recall of sist: issuing revised timetable); or
rule 28.6(7)(b) (variation of timetable: issuing revised timetable).
(2) In relation to an application under section 69(1) or 71(2) of the 2014 Act—
“appeal” includes that application;
“appellant” includes the applicant;
“note of appeal” includes an application in Form 28.2 or Form 28.14.
1.3. If any period of time specified in these Rules expires on a Saturday, Sunday or public or court holiday, it is extended to expire on the next day that the office of the Clerk is open for civil business.
1.4. Schedule 1 makes provision about administrative arrangements for the Court, including its quorum.
1.5.—(1) Where there is a reference in these Rules to a form, it is a reference to that form in Schedule 2.
(2) Where these Rules require a form to be used, that form may be varied where the circumstances require it.