Act of Sederunt (Sheriff Court Rules) (Miscellaneous Amendments) 2009

Citation, commencement and interpretation

1.—(1) This Act of Sederunt may be cited as the Act of Sederunt (Sheriff Court Rules) (Miscellaneous Amendments) 2009 and, subject to subparagraph (2), comes into force on 1st October 2009.

(2) Paragraphs 2 to 7 come into force on 1st December 2009.

(3) This Act of Sederunt is to be inserted in the Books of Sederunt.

(4) In this Act of Sederunt—

“the 1988 Rules” means the Act of Sederunt (Proceedings in the Sheriff Court under the Debtors (Scotland) Act 1987) 1988(1);

“the Ordinary Cause Rules” means the Ordinary Cause Rules in Schedule 1 to the Sheriff Courts (Scotland) Act 1907(2);

“the Summary Application Rules” means the Act of Sederunt (Summary Applications, Statutory Applications and Appeals etc. Rules) 1999(3);

“the Summary Cause Rules” means the Summary Cause Rules in Schedule 1 to the Act of Sederunt (Summary Cause Rules) 2002(4); and

“the Small Claim Rules” means the Small Claim Rules in Schedule 1 to the Act of Sederunt (Small Claim Rules) 2002(5).

(1)

S.I. 1988/2013, amended by S.I. 1991/1920, 1993/920, 1994/3086, 1995/1876, 1996/2709, 1999/1820 and S.S.I. 2002/560 and 2008/121.

(2)

1907 c.51. Schedule 1 was substituted by S.I. 1993/1956 and amended by S.I. 1996/2167 and 2445, S.S.I. 2000/239 and 408, 2001/8 and 144, 2002/7, 128 and 560, 2003/25 and 26, 2004/197 and 350, 2005/20, 189, 638 and 648 and 2006/198 and 207, 293, 410 and 509, 2007/6, 339, 440 and 463, 2008/121, 223 and 365 and 2009/107, 164, 284 and 285.

(3)

S.S.I. 1999/929, amended by S.S.I. 2000/18 and 387, 2001/142, 2002/7, 129, 130, 146 and 563, 2003/26, 98, 261, 319, 346 and 556, 2004/197, 222, 334 and 455, 2005/61, 473, 504 and 648, 2006/198, 410, 437 and 509, 2007/6, 233, 339, 440 and 463, 2008/9, 41, 111, 223, 335 and 365 and 2009/107.

(4)

S.S.I. 2002/132, amended by S.S.I. 2002/516, 2003/26, 2004/197, 2005/648, 2006/509, 2007/6, 339, 440 and 463, 2008/121, 223 and 365 and 2009/107.

(5)

S.S.I. 2002/133, amended by S.S.I. 2003/26 and 601, 2004/197, 2005/648, 2006/509, 2007/6, 339, 440 and 463, 2008/121, 223 and 365 and 2009/107.