SCHEDULE 5Minor and consequential amendments
The Execution of Diligence (Scotland) Act 1926 (c. 16)
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1
The Execution of Diligence (Scotland) Act 1926 is amended as follows.
2
In section 2 (execution by registered letter)—
a
in subsection (1)(b), for “sheriff officer” substitute “
judicial officer
”
;
b
in subsection (2)(b)—
i
for the words from “sheriff officer”, where they first occur, to “situated” substitute “
judicial officer
”
;
ii
for “sheriff officer, or messenger-at-arms” substitute “
judicial officer
”
; and
iii
for “law agent enrolled in such sheriffdom” substitute “
solicitor
”
;
c
in subsection (2)(c), for “law agent, messenger-at-arms or sheriff officer” substitute “
solicitor or judicial officer
”
; and
d
in subsection (2)(g), for “rule 111” substitute “
rule 6.1
”
.
3
In section 3 (authorisation by sheriff to do diligence)—
a
for “messenger-at-arms or sheriff officer”, in both places where it occurs, substitute “
judicial officer
”
; and
b
for “law agent” substitute “
solicitor
”
.
4
In section 6 (regulations, forms and fees), for “messengers-at-arms, sheriff officers” substitute “
judicial officers
”
.