Carriage of Passengers by Road Act 1974

10 Application to Scotland

(1) In the application to Scotland of the Schedule to this Act—

(a) plaintiff means pursuer, and defendant means defender;

(b) costs means expenses, and security for costs means caution for expenses;

(c) prima facie evidence means sufficient evidence;

(d) judgment means decree, and judgment entered means decree pronounced.

(2) For the purposes of article 22, as it has effect (as respects Scotland) in relation to arbitrations, where the parties to a dispute to which this Act applies agree to refer the dispute to arbitration, the arbitration shall be deemed to be commenced within the period of limitation specified in that article if, within that period, one party to the arbitration serves on the other party or parties a notice requiring him or them to appoint an arbiter or to agree to the appointment of an arbiter or, where the arbitration agreement provides that the reference shall be to a person named or designated in the agreement, requiring him or them to submit the dispute to the person so named or designated.