Scottish Statutory Instruments
SHERIFF COURT
Made
3rd October 2008
Coming into force
29th October 2008
The Lords of Council and Session, under and by virtue of the powers conferred by section 32 of the Sheriff Courts (Scotland) Act 1971(1), sections 21(3), 25(2)(a), 26(2) and 27(1) and (2)(2) of the Adult Support and Protection (Scotland) Act 2007(3), and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, having approved draft rules submitted to them by the Sheriff Court Rules Council in accordance with section 34 of the said Act of 1971, do hereby enact and declare:
1971 c. 58; section 32 was amended by the Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1985 (c. 73), Schedule 2, paragraph 12, the Civil Evidence (Scotland) Act 1988 (c. 32), section 2(4), the Children (Scotland) Act 1995 (c. 36), Schedule 4, paragraph 18(2), the Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act 2000 (asp 4), schedule 5, paragraph 13, the Debt Arrangement and Attachment (Scotland) Act 2002 (asp 17), section 43 and the Vulnerable Witnesses (Scotland) Act 2004 (asp 3), section 14(2) and was extended by the Child Support Act 1991 (c. 48), sections 39(2) and 49 and by section 33 of the Bankruptcy and Diligence etc. (Scotland) Act 2007 (asp 3), section 33.
Certain information may be prescribed under sections 21(3), 25(2)(a), 26(2) and 27(1) and (2). By virtue of section 53 “prescribed” means prescribed by rules of court.