2.—(1) The Act of Sederunt (Summary Applications, Statutory Applications and Appeals etc. Rules) 1999(1), is amended in accordance with the following paragraph.
(2) In Chapter 3 (rules on applications under specific statutes), after Part XXVII (Antisocial Behaviour (Scotland) Act 2004)(2), insert–
3.28.1. In this Part–
“the Act” means the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2003.
3.28.2. Where an owner of land appeals by summary application under section 14(4) of the Act against a notice served on him under section 14(2) of the Act, the owner must at the same time as, or as closely in time as practicable to, the lodging of the application, advertise by publication of an advertisement in a newspaper circulating in the area of the land details of the application including details of the notice appealed against.
3.28.3. Persons interested in the exercise of access rights over the land to which a summary application under section 14(2) of the Act relates, and persons or bodies representative of such persons, may be parties to the summary application proceedings, but the court may order that any one or more of the persons or bodies who have the same interests and no others, may take an active part in the proceedings.
3.28.4. The provisions in rules 3.28.2 and 3.28.3 above apply with necessary modifications to a summary application appealing against a notice served under section 15(2) of the Act.
3.28.5.—(1) The provisions in rules 3.28.2 and 3.28.3 above apply with necessary modifications to a summary application for a declaration under section 28(1) or (2) of the Act.
(2) A summary application under section 28(1) or (2) of the Act may be made at any time.”