Act of Sederunt (Sheriff Appeal Court Rules) 2015

Interpretation

12.1.—(1) In this Chapter, Chapter 13 and Chapter 14—

“court day” means a day on which the office of the Clerk is open;

“court day 1” means the court day on which a motion is treated as being intimated under rule 13.1;

“court day 3” means the second court day after court day 1;

“court day 4” means the third court day after court day 1;

“lodging party” means the party lodging the motion;

“receiving party” means a party receiving the intimation of the motion from the lodging party;

“transacting motion business” means—

(a)

intimating and lodging motions;

(b)

receiving intimation of motions;

(c)

intimating consent or opposition to motions;

(d)

receiving intimation of opposition to motions.

(2) In this Chapter and Chapter 13, a reference to—

(a) the address of a party is a reference to the email address included in the list maintained under rule 12.5(4) of—

(i) that party’s solicitor; or

(ii) that party;

(b) the address of the court is a reference to the email address of the court included in that list under rule 12.5(5).