Act of Sederunt (Small Claim Rules) 1988

1. Introductory Text

2. 1. Citation and commencement

3. 2. Small Claim Rules

4. 3. Consequential amendment

5. Signature

6. 1. SCHEDULE

      SMALL CLAIM RULES 1988

      1. PART I INTRODUCTORY

         1. 1. Citation, application and interpretation

         2. 2. Application of certain Ordinary Cause, and Summary Cause, Rules

      2. PART II RULES FOR SMALL CLAIMS FOR PAYMENT OF MONEY ONLY

         1. 3. (1) A small claim for payment of money only shall...

         2. 4. Period of notice

         3. 5. Service of summons where address of defender is known

         4. 6. Service where address of defender is unknown

         5. 7. Return of summons

         6. 8. Response to summons where defender intends to appear

         7. 9. Response to summons where defender does not intend to appear

         8. 10. No response by defender

         9. 11. Consent to application for time to pay direction

         10. 12. Preliminary hearing

         11. 13. Conduct of preliminary hearing

         12. 14. Remit between rolls

         13. 15. Alteration of summons, etc.

         14. 16. Witnesses

         15. 17. Productions

         16. 18. Recovery of documents

         17. 19. Hearing

         18. 20. Noting of evidence

         19. 21. Documents, etc., referred to during hearing

         20. 22. Abandonment of small claim

         21. 23. Decree by default and dismissal

         22. 24. Application for a time to pay direction in defended small claims

         23. 25. Decree

         24. 26. Expenses

         25. 27. Recall of decree

         26. 28. Book of Small Claims

         27. 29. Appeals

         28. 30. Representation

         29. 31. Application of rules to solicitors

         30. 32. Contents of envelope containing service copy summons

         31. 33. Incidental applications

         32. 34. Dispensing power of sheriff

      3. PART III SPECIAL RULES FOR SMALL CLAIMS FOR DELIVERY OR RECOVERY OF POSSESSION OF MOVEABLE PROPERTY AND FOR IMPLEMENT OF AN OBLIGATION

         1. 35. Application

         2. 36. Summons for delivery or recovery of possession of moveable property

         3. 37. Summons for implement of an obligation

         4. 38. Service

         5. 39. Time to pay directions

         6. 40. Preliminary hearing

         7. 41. Decree for alternative claim for payment

      4. APPENDIX 1

         FORMS

      5. APPENDIX 2

         RULES OF THE ORDINARY CAUSE RULES WHICH APPLY TO SMALL CLAIMS

         1. rule 14 (persons carrying on business under a trading or...

      6. APPENDIX 3

         RULES OF THE SUMMARY CAUSE RULES WHICH APPLY TO SMALL CLAIMS

         1. rule 3A (information on summonds). rule 6(1), (2) and (4)...

7. Explanatory Note