Citation and Commencement
1.—(1) This Act of Sederunt may be cited as the Act of Sederunt (Rules of the Court of Session Amendment No.1) (Procedure for Offers to Make Amends) 2001 and shall come into force on 1st April 2001.
(2) This Act of Sederunt shall be inserted in the Books of Sederunt.
Procedure for offers to make amends
2. For Chapter 54 of the Rules of the Court of Session(1) (procedure to be followed in offers to make amends) there is substituted—
“CHAPTER 54APPLICATIONS UNDER THE DEFAMATION ACT 1996
Form of application to court where proceedings have been taken
54.1.—(1) An application to the court under section 3 of the Defamation Act 1996 (which relates to offers to make amends) where proceedings for defamation have been taken shall be by minute lodged in the process of those proceedings.
(2) A minute lodged under paragraph (1) shall set out—
(a)the questions to be determined by the court; and
(b)the contentions of the minuter,
and shall have appended to it a copy of the offer to make amends.
Form of application to court where proceedings have not been taken
54.2 An application to the court under the said section 3 where proceedings for defamation have not been taken shall be by petition presented in the Outer House.”.
Rodger of Earlsferry
Lord President I.P.D.
Edinburgh
8th March 2001