The Courts Reform (Scotland) Act 2014 (Consequential and Supplemental Provisions) Order 2015

Sheriff Courts Consignations (Scotland) Act 1893

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1.  After section 2 of the Sheriff Courts Consignations (Scotland) Act 1893(1) (definition), insert—

2A.    Application of this Act to the Sheriff Appeal Court

(1) This Act applies to the Sheriff Appeal Court as it applies to each sheriff court, subject to the following modifications.

(2) References to the sheriff court or to the ordinary sheriff court are to be read as references to the Sheriff Appeal Court.

(3) References to the sheriff principal are to be read as references to the President of the Sheriff Appeal Court.

(4) References to the sheriff clerk or to the sheriff clerk of the sheriffdom are to be read as references to the Clerk of the Sheriff Appeal Court.

(5) Section 3 has effect as if, for the words from “At” to “purpose” there is substituted “All consignations must be entered into a book kept at the office of the Clerk to the Sheriff Appeal Court for that purpose”..

(1)

1893 c.44, as relevantly amended by the Sheriff Courts (Scotland) Act 1971 (c.58).