Sheriff Courts (Scotland) Act 1971

PART IConstitution, Organisation and Administration

General duty of the Secretary of State

1Secretary of State to be responsible for organisation and administration of sheriff courts

2Power of Secretary of State to alter sheriffdoms

Sheriff court districts and places where sheriff courts are to be held

3Sheriff court districts and places where sheriff courts are to be held

Sheriffs principal and sheriffs

4Offices of sheriff principal and sheriff

5Qualification for offices of sheriff principal and sheriff

6Disqualification of sheriffs principal and sheriffs

7Jurisdiction of sheriff

8Sheriff may be appointed to assist Secretary of State

Functions of the Secretary of State in relation to sheriffs principal, sheriffs, etc.

9Power of Secretary of State to give administrative directions

10Secretary of State may authorise sheriff principal or direct sheriff to act in another sheriffdom

11Secretary of State may appoint temporary sheriffs principal and sheriffs

12Removal from office, and suspension, of sheriff principal or sheriff

13Functions of Secretary of State with respect to residence and leave of absence of sheriffs principal

14Functions of Secretary of State with respect to number, residence and place of duties of sheriffs

Functions of the sheriff principal in relation to sheriffs, etc.

15General functions of sheriff principal

16Functions of sheriff principal with respect to duties and leave of absence of sheriffs

17Sheriff principal may fix sittings and business of sheriff courts in sheriffdom, and sessions for civil business

18Secretary of State may exercise certain functions of sheriff principal in certain circumstances

19Travelling allowances for sheriffs principal

20Extension of purposes for which Lord Advocate may give instructions to procurators fiscal

21Amendment of Schedule 1 to House of Commons Disqualification Act 1957

22Saving for existing functions

PART IICourt houses, buildings and offices

23Transfer of court houses to Secretary of State

24Provision and maintenance of court houses by Secretary of State

25Use of public buildings for holding of courts

26Use of court houses by third parties

27Compensation for officers and servants

28Repeal and amendment of local enactments

29Determination of disputes

30Interpretation of Part II

PART IIICivil jurisdiction, procedure and appeals

Civil jurisdiction

31Upper limit to privative jurisdiction of sheriff court to be £250

Regulation of procedure in civil proceedings

32Power of Court of Session to regulate civil procedure in sheriff court

33Sheriff Court Rules Council

34Functions of Sheriff Court Rules Council

35Summary causes

36Procedure in summary causes

38Appeal in summary causes

Miscellaneous and supplemental

39Amendment of s. 30 of Sheriff Courts (Scotland) Act 1907

40Amendment of s. 31 of Sheriff Courts (Scotland) Act 1907

41Power of Her Majesty to vary limit to privative jurisdiction of sheriff court, etc.

42Application of provisions regarding jurisdiction and summary causes

PART IVMiscellaneous and General

45Interpretation

46Amendment and repeal of enactments

47Short title, commencement and extent

SCHEDULE 1Minor and Consequential Amendment of Enactments

1In any enactment passed or made before the commencement of...

The Execution of Diligence (Scotland) Act 1926

2(1) In paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section 2...

The Tenancy of Shops (Scotland) Act 1949

3For subsection (7) of section 1 (renewal of tenancies of...

The Housing (Repairs and Rents) (Scotland) Act 1954

4In subsection (1) of section 41 (applications and appeals to...

SCHEDULE 2Repeal of Enactments

PART IGeneral Repeals

PART IIRepeals Consequent on Sections 35 to 38 of this Act

Sheriff Courts (Scotland) Act 1971

1971 Chapter 58

An Act to amend the law with respect to sheriff courts in Scotland, and for purposes connected therewith.

[27th July 1971]

Be it enacted by the Queen's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—