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.