Act of Sederunt (Rules of the Court of Session Amendment No. 5) (Miscellaneous) 2008

Scottish Statutory Instruments

2008 No. 349

COURT OF SESSION

Act of Sederunt (Rules of the Court of Session Amendment No. 5) (Miscellaneous) 2008

Made

24th October 2008

Coming into force in accordance with paragraph 1(1), (2) and (3)

The Lords of Council and Session, under and by virtue of the powers conferred by section 5 of the Court of Session Act 1988(1), and this instrument making provision for a purpose mentioned in section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972(2), and it appearing to the Lords of Council and Session that it is expedient for the reference to Regulation (EC) No. 1393/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13th November 2007 on the service in the Member States of judicial and extrajudicial documents in civil or commercial matters (service of documents) and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No. 1348/2000 to be construed as a reference to that instrument as amended from time to time, under and by virtue of the powers conferred by paragraph 1A of Schedule 2 to the European Communities Act 1972(3) and under and by virtue of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, do hereby enact and declare:

(1)

1988 c. 36; section 5 was amended by the Civil Evidence (Scotland) Act 1988 c. 32, section 2(3), the Children (Scotland) Act 1995 c. 36, Schedule 4, paragraph 45 and by the Vulnerable Witnesses (Scotland) Act 2004 (asp 3), section 14(1).

(2)

1972 c. 68.

(3)

Paragraph 1A of Schedule 2 was inserted by section 28 of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c. 51).