The Courts Reform (Scotland) Act 2014 (Commencement No. 3, Transitional and Saving Provisions) Order 2015

Proceedings in an all-Scotland sheriff court: transfer to summary cause procedure

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10.—(1) Paragraphs (2) and (3) apply until the day on which section 72(3) of the Act (proceedings subject only to simple procedure) comes into force.

(2) Section 79(2) and (3) of the Act (proceedings in an all-Scotland sheriff court: transfer to simple procedure) has effect as if references to proceedings continuing subject to simple procedure in another sheriff court were references to proceedings continuing as a summary cause in another sheriff court.

(3) Section 79(4) of the Act has effect as if the reference to a direction made under section 78(3) of the Act were a reference to a direction made under section 37(1) of the 1971 Act.