PART 1General

Citation, commencement, application and extent4

For the purposes of regulation 3, a mediation starts—

a

except in relation to regulations 16 to 18, on the date of the agreement to mediate that is entered into by the parties and the mediator; and

b

in relation to regulations 16 to 18, on the date mentioned in article 1(3) of the Cross-Border Mediation (Scotland) Regulations 20112.