PART 5CIVIL APPEALS

Appeals to the Sheriff Appeal Court

109Abolition of appeal from a sheriff to the sheriff principal

(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.