Scottish Statutory Instruments
SHERIFF COURT
Made
14th November 2007
Coming into force
14th January 2008
At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 14th day of November 2007
Present,
The Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council
This Order is made in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 41 and 43 of the Sheriff Courts (Scotland) Act 1971(1) and all other powers enabling Her to do so.
In accordance with section 41(5) of that Act a draft of this instrument has been laid before and approved by resolution of the Scottish Parliament.
Accordingly, Her Majesty is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order as follows.
1. This Order may be cited as the Sheriff Courts (Scotland) Act 1971 (Privative Jurisdiction and Summary Cause) Order 2007 and comes into force on 14th January 2008.
2. In section 31 of the Sheriff Courts (Scotland) Act 1971, for the sum of one thousand five hundred pounds(2) substitute the sum of £5000.
3. Paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) of section 35(1) of the Sheriff Courts (Scotland) Act 1971 are amended by substituting for the sum of one thousand five hundred pounds(3) the sum of £5000.
4. The amendments made by articles 2 and 3 of this Order shall not apply in relation to any proceedings commenced before 14th January 2008.
5. The Sheriff Courts (Scotland) Act 1971 (Privative Jurisdiction and Summary Cause) Order 1988(4) is revoked.
Judith Simpson
Clerk of the Privy Council
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order raises the limit of the privative (or exclusive) jurisdiction of the sheriff court and the limit of the summary cause from £1500 to £5000. The new limits do not apply to proceedings commenced before the Order comes into force.
1971 c. 58; section 41(2) was amended by the Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1980 (c. 55), Schedule 3.
Paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) of section 35(1) were amended by S.I. 1988/1993.
S.I. 1988/1993.