Act of Sederunt (Sheriff Court Rules Amendment) (Miscellaneous) 2016

Amendment of the Act of Sederunt (Sheriff Court European Small Claims Procedure Rules) 2008

3.—(1) The Act of Sederunt (Sheriff Court European Small Claims Procedure Rules) 2008(1) is amended in accordance with this paragraph.

(2) In rule 2(1) (interpretation)—

(a) after the definition of “the Ordinary Cause Rules” insert—

““the Simple Procedure Rules” means the Simple Procedure Rules in schedule 1 of the Act of Sederunt (Simple Procedure) 2016(2);”; and

(b) omit the definition of “the Small Claim Rules”.

(3) In rule 4(3) (transfer to domestic procedure), for “Small Claim Rules” substitute “Simple Procedure Rules”.

(4) In the schedule—

(a) in Form 1 (form of notice that claim presented under European Small Claims Procedure outside scope of Regulation), for “small claim” substitute “simple”;

(b) in Form 2 (form of notice that claim presented under European Small Claims Procedure transferred to domestic procedure), for “small claim” substitute “simple”.

(1)

S.S.I. 2008/435.

(2)

S.S.I. 2016/200, last amended by S.S.I. 2016/315.