Act of Sederunt (Fatal Accident Inquiry Rules) 2017

Applications for variation or revocation

7.—(1) A person aggrieved by an order may apply to the sheriff for its variation or revocation.

(2) An application is to be made in Form S4.7.

(3) When an application is made—

(a)the sheriff is to appoint a date and time for a hearing; and

(b)the sheriff clerk must—

(i)notify the date and time of the hearing to the participants to the proceedings and the applicant; and

(ii)send a copy of the application to the participants.

(4) The hearing is, so far as reasonably practicable, to be before the sheriff who made the order.