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77.4.—(1) The petition shall be placed before the Lord Ordinary named in the petition on the earliest available day but, subject to paragraph (2), within 7 days after the date of presentation of the petition.
(2) Where the last day of the period specified in paragraph (1) falls in vacation without the petition having been brought before the Lord Ordinary, the petition shall be placed before the Lord Ordinary on the first sederunt day of the following term.
(3) On the petition being placed before the Lord Ordinary, he shall–
(a)where it appears that the parties are agreed on the facts, appoint the cause to be heard before him, in court or in chambers, on a date within 6 weeks (excluding days in vacation) after the date of the interlocutor appointing the hearing;
(b)where it appears that the parties are not agreed on the facts, appoint a proof to be taken before him in court or in chambers.
(4) The Lord Ordinary may take any hearing or proof, or any continuation of such hearing or proof, during session or vacation.
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