Citation, commencement and interpretation
1.—(1) This Act of Sederunt may be cited as the Act of Sederunt (Actions for removing from heritable property) (Amendment) 2012 and comes into force on 12th November 2012.
(2) A certified copy of this Act of Sederunt is to be inserted in the Books of Sederunt.
Amendment of the Act of Sederunt (Actions for removing from heritable property) 2012
2.—(1) The Act of Sederunt (Actions for removing from heritable property) 2012(1) is amended as follows.
(2) In rule 3 (charge for removing)—
(a)in paragraph 1(b) delete “and”;
(b)in paragraph 5(a) for “defender’s last known address” substitute “heritable property”;
(c)for paragraph 7(a) substitute—
“(a)by leaving a copy of the charge in a sealed envelope addressed to “the occupiers” in such a way that it is likely to come to the attention of the occupiers; or”.
(3) In the schedule, for Form 4 substitute Form 4 set out in the Schedule to this Act of Sederunt.
Brian Gill
Lord President
I.P.D.
Edinburgh
9th October 2012