Act of Sederunt (Rules of the Court of Session Amendment No. 7) (Devolution Issues) 2007

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Act of Adjournal)

This Act of Sederunt makes the following amendments to the Rules of the Court of Session 1994:

(a) the references to the “Government of Wales Act 1998” are changed to the “Government of Wales Act 2006”;

(b) the references to Schedule 8 to the Government of Wales Act 1998 are changed to Schedule 9 to the Government of Wales Act 2006;

(c) the reference to the “National Assembly for Wales” is changed to the “Counsel General to the Welsh Assembly Government”;

(d) provision is made, where a reclaiming motion is marked or an application to the nobile officium is made, for the motion to be served, or for leave to be sought to serve a copy of a petition to the nobile officium, on the relevant authority and provision is made for a form of intimation;

(e) provision is made for the Deputy Principal Clerk to give notice to the relevant authority of a reference of a devolution issue to the Inner House not later than 7 days from the date it was made and a form of notice is provided; and

(f) the references to section 110 of the Government of Wales Act 1998 are changed to section 153 of the Government of Wales Act 2006.