Sheriff Courts (Scotland) Act 1907

Interpretation of this Chapter S

[F1 15A.2. (1) In this Chapter—

• “court day” means a day on which the sheriff clerk’s office is open for civil court business;

• “court day 1” means the court day on which a motion is treated as being intimated under rule 15A.4;

• “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; and

• “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 or opposition to motions.

(2) In this Chapter, a reference to—

(a) the address of a party is a reference to the email address of—

(i) that party’s solicitor; or

(ii) that party,

included in the list maintained under rule 15A.2(4);

(b) the address of the court is a reference to the email address of the court included in that list under rule 15A.2(5).]

Textual Amendments

F1 Sch. 1 Ch. 15A inserted (22.9.2015) by Act of Sederunt (Rules of the Court of Session 1994 and Sheriff Court Rules Amendment) (No. 2) (Personal Injury and Remits) 2015 (S.S.I. 2015/227), paras. 1(2), 8(5) (as amended by Act of Sederunt (Rules of the Court of Session 1994 and Sheriff Court Rules Amendment) (No. 2) (Personal Injury and Remits) 2015 (S.S.I. 2015/296), paras. 1(2), 4(2))