http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2000/301/noteThe Human Rights Act 1998 (Jurisdiction) (Scotland) Rules 2000Civil and human rightsLegislationHUMAN RIGHTSStatute Law Database2026-02-16Expert Participation2015-09-22These Rules—specify, for the purposes of section 7(1)(a) of the Human Rights Act 1998 (“the Act”), the appropriate court or tribunal within which proceedings may be brought (rule 3); andprescribe the Court of Session, for the purposes of section 9(1)(c) of the Act, as the forum in which proceedings may be brought that cannot be brought by—exercising a right of appeal; orraising a petition for judicial review (rule 4).(This note does not form part of the Rules)

These Rules—

(a)

specify, for the purposes of section 7(1)(a) of the Human Rights Act 1998 (“the Act”), the appropriate court or tribunal within which proceedings may be brought (rule 3); and

(b)

prescribe the Court of Session, for the purposes of section 9(1)(c) of the Act, as the forum in which proceedings may be brought that cannot be brought by—

(i)

exercising a right of appeal; or

(ii)

raising a petition for judicial review (rule 4).