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Delivery of certain documents to chief constable

4.—(1) The Ordinary Cause Rules are amended in accordance with the following subparagraphs.

(2) In rule 41A.2 (applications for a determination that an interdict is a domestic abuse interdict)(1)—

(a)in paragraph (7) for “such chief constable as the sheriff thinks fit” substitute “the chief constable of the Police Service of Scotland”;

(b)in paragraph (8) for “a chief constable” substitute “the chief constable”.

(3) In Appendix 1—

(a)In Form PA1 (Form of certificate of delivery of documents to chief constable)(2) for “(insert name and address) chief constable of (insert name of constabulary)” substitute “the chief constable of the Police Service of Scotland”.

(b)in each of the following forms for “(insert name(s) and address(es) of chief constable(s))*” substitute “the chief constable of the Police Service of Scotland”—

(i)Form DA1 (Form of interlocutor for a determination of a domestic abuse interdict)(3);

(ii)Form DA3 (Form of interlocutor for recall of a determination of a domestic abuse interdict);

(c)in Form DA4 (Form of certificate of sending documents to the chief constable(s))—

(i)for “(insert name and address) of chief constable(s)) chief constable(s) of (insert name(s) of constabulary)” substitute “the chief constable of the Police Service of Scotland”;

(ii)the title of the Form becomes “Form of certificate of sending documents to the chief constable”.

(1)

Rule 41A.2 was inserted by S.S.I. 2011/289.

(2)

Form PA1 was inserted by S.S.I. 2002/128.

(3)

Forms DA1, DA3 and DA4 were inserted by S.S.I. 2011/289.