Act of Sederunt (Rules of the Court of Session and Sheriff Court Rules Amendment No. 3) (Mutual Recognition of Protection Measures) 2014

Scottish Statutory Instruments

2014 No. 371

Court Of Session

Sheriff Court

Act of Sederunt (Rules of the Court of Session and Sheriff Court Rules Amendment No. 3) (Mutual Recognition of Protection Measures) 2014

Made

17th December 2014

Laid before the Scottish Parliament

19th December 2014

Coming into force

11th January 2015

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), section 5 of the Court of Session Act 1988(2), sections 2(1) and 3(1) of the Protection from Abuse (Scotland) Act 2001(3),and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, having approved with such modifications as they think appropriate draft rules submitted by the Scottish Civil Justice Council in accordance with section 4 of the Scottish Civil Justice Council and Criminal Legal Assistance Act 2013(4),do hereby enact and declare:

(1)

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; the Vulnerable Witnesses (Scotland) Act 2004 (asp 3), section 14(2); the Consumer Credit Act 2006 (c.14), section 16(4); the Bankruptcy and Diligence (Scotland) Act 2007 (asp 3), section 33 and Schedule 5, paragraph 10 (in part); the Legal Services (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 16), section 127(a); the Children’s Hearings (Scotland) Act 2011 (asp 1), section 185; and the Scottish Civil Justice Council and Criminal Legal Assistance Act 2013 (asp 3), section 15(2).

(2)

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; the Vulnerable Witnesses (Scotland) Act 2004 (asp 3), section 14(1); the Judiciary and Courts (Scotland) Act 2008 (asp 6), section 46(3); and the Legal Services (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 16), section 126(a).

(3)

2001 asp 14. Section 3(1) was amended by the Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012 (asp 8), schedule 7, paragraph 18. Section 7 contains a definition of “prescribed” relevant to the exercise of the statutory powers under which this Act of Sederunt is made.

(4)

2013 asp 3.