Valid from 01/01/2016
109Abolition of appeal from a sheriff to the sheriff principalS
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(1)No appeal may be taken to the sheriff principal against any decision of a sheriff in civil proceedings.
(2)Subsection (3) applies to any provision of any pre-commencement enactment that—
(a)provides for an appeal to the sheriff principal from any decision of a sheriff in civil proceedings, or
(b)restricts or excludes any such appeal.
(3)The provision has effect as if for the reference to the sheriff principal there were substituted a reference to the Sheriff Appeal Court.
(4)In subsection (2), “pre-commencement enactment” means an enactment passed or made before this section comes into force.