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(1)Subsection (2) applies to a claim for aliment only (whether or not expenses are also sought) under section 2 of the Family Law (Scotland) Act 1985 (actions for aliment).
(2)The claim may be brought subject to simple procedure if the aliment claimed does not exceed—
(a)in respect of a child under the age of 18 years, the sum of £100 per week, and
(b)in any other case, the sum of £200 per week.
(3)A provision such as is mentioned in subsection (4) does not apply in relation to a claim brought subject to simple procedure under subsection (2).
(4)The provision referred to in subsection (3) is provision in any enactment—
(a)limiting the jurisdiction of a sheriff in a simple procedure case by reference to any amount, or
(b)limiting the period for which a decree granted by a sheriff is to have effect.
(5)The Scottish Ministers may by order substitute for any sum for the time being mentioned in subsection (2) a different sum.
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