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and some minor amendments to other sets of sheriff court rules.</dc:description><ukm:SecondaryMetadata><ukm:DocumentClassification><ukm:DocumentCategory Value="secondary"/><ukm:DocumentMainType Value="ScottishStatutoryInstrument"/><ukm:DocumentStatus Value="revised"/><ukm:DocumentMinorType Value="order"/></ukm:DocumentClassification><ukm:Year Value="2012"/><ukm:Number Value="188"/><ukm:Made Date="2012-06-06"/><ukm:Laid Date="2012-06-08" Class="ScottishParliament"/><ukm:ComingIntoForce><ukm:DateTime Date="2012-08-01"/></ukm:ComingIntoForce><ukm:ISBN Value="9780111017470"/></ukm:SecondaryMetadata><ukm:Alternatives><ukm:Alternative URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2012/188/pdfs/ssi_20120188_en.pdf" Date="2012-06-08" Size="158151"/></ukm:Alternatives><ukm:Statistics><ukm:TotalParagraphs Value="33"/><ukm:BodyParagraphs Value="33"/><ukm:ScheduleParagraphs Value="0"/><ukm:AttachmentParagraphs Value="0"/><ukm:TotalImages Value="0"/></ukm:Statistics></proprietary></meta><body eId="body"><article eId="article-12" uk:target="true"><heading>Other minor amendments</heading><num>12.</num><paragraph eId="article-12-1"><num>(1)</num><content><p>The Act of Sederunt (Summary Applications, Statutory Applications and Appeals <abbr title="et cetera" xml:lang="la">etc.</abbr> Rules) 1999<authorialNote class="footnote" eId="f00034" marker="34"><p><ref eId="ab5cmcb6-d3e3098a1310" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1999/929">S.I. 1999/929</ref>, amended by <ref eId="ab5cmcb6-d3e3101a1310" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2000/148">S.S.I. 2000/148</ref> and <ref eId="ab5cmcb6-d3e3104a1310" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2000/387">387</ref>; <ref eId="ab5cmcb6-d3e3107a1310" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2001/142">2001/142</ref>; <ref eId="ab5cmcb6-d3e3110a1310" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2002/7">2002/7</ref>, <ref eId="ab5cmcb6-d3e3113a1310" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2002/129">129</ref>, <ref eId="ab5cmcb6-d3e3117a1310" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2002/130">130</ref>, <ref eId="ab5cmcb6-d3e3120a1310" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2002/146">146</ref> and <ref eId="ab5cmcb6-d3e3123a1310" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2002/563">563</ref>; <ref eId="ab5cmcb6-d3e3126a1310" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2003/26">2003/26</ref>, <ref eId="ab5cmcb6-d3e3129a1310" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2003/27">27</ref>, <ref eId="ab5cmcb6-d3e3132a1310" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2003/98">98</ref>, <ref eId="ab5cmcb6-d3e3136a1310" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2003/261">261</ref>, <ref eId="ab5cmcb6-d3e3139a1310" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2003/319">319</ref>, <ref eId="ab5cmcb6-d3e3142a1310" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2003/346">346</ref> and <ref eId="ab5cmcb6-d3e3145a1310" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2003/556">556</ref>; <ref eId="ab5cmcb6-d3e3148a1310" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2004/197">2004/197</ref>, <ref eId="ab5cmcb6-d3e3151a1310" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2004/222">222</ref>, <ref eId="ab5cmcb6-d3e3155a1310" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2004/334">334</ref> and <ref eId="ab5cmcb6-d3e3158a1310" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2004/455">455</ref>; <ref eId="ab5cmcb6-d3e3161a1310" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2005/61">2005/61</ref>, <ref eId="ab5cmcb6-d3e3164a1310" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2005/445">445</ref>, <ref eId="ab5cmcb6-d3e3167a1310" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2005/473">473</ref>, <ref eId="ab5cmcb6-d3e3170a1310" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2005/504">504</ref> and <ref eId="ab5cmcb6-d3e3174a1310" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2005/648">648</ref>; <ref eId="ab5cmcb6-d3e3177a1310" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2006/198">2006/198</ref>, <ref eId="ab5cmcb6-d3e3180a1310" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2006/410">410</ref>, <ref eId="ab5cmcb6-d3e3183a1310" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2006/437">437</ref> and <ref eId="ab5cmcb6-d3e3186a1310" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2006/509">509</ref>; <ref eId="ab5cmcb6-d3e3189a1310" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2007/6">2007/6</ref>, <ref eId="ab5cmcb6-d3e3193a1310" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2007/233">233</ref>, <ref eId="ab5cmcb6-d3e3196a1310" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2007/339">339</ref>, <ref eId="ab5cmcb6-d3e3199a1310" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2007/440">440</ref> and <ref eId="ab5cmcb6-d3e3202a1310" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2007/463">463</ref>; <ref eId="ab5cmcb6-d3e3205a1310" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2008/9">2008/9</ref>, <ref eId="ab5cmcb6-d3e3208a1310" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2008/41">41</ref>, <ref eId="ab5cmcb6-d3e3212a1310" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2008/111">111</ref>, <ref eId="ab5cmcb6-d3e3215a1310" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2008/223">223</ref>, <ref eId="ab5cmcb6-d3e3218a1310" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2008/335">335</ref>, <ref eId="ab5cmcb6-d3e3221a1310" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2008/365">365</ref> and <ref eId="ab5cmcb6-d3e3224a1310" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2008/375">375</ref>; <ref eId="ab5cmcb6-d3e3227a1310" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2009/107">2009/107</ref>, <ref eId="ab5cmcb6-d3e3231a1310" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2009/109">109</ref>, <ref eId="ab5cmcb6-d3e3234a1310" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2009/164">164</ref>, <ref eId="ab5cmcb6-d3e3237a1310" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2009/294">294</ref>, <ref eId="ab5cmcb6-d3e3240a1310" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2009/320">320</ref> and <ref eId="ab5cmcb6-d3e3243a1310" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2009/402">402</ref>; <ref eId="ab5cmcb6-d3e3246a1310" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2010/324">2010/324</ref>, <ref eId="ab5cmcb6-d3e3250a1310" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2010/340">340</ref> and <ref eId="ab5cmcb6-d3e3253a1310" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2010/416">416</ref>; and <ref eId="ab5cmcb6-d3e3256a1310" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2011/193">2011/193</ref> and <ref eId="ab5cmcb6-d3e3259a1310" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2011/386">386</ref>.</p></authorialNote> is amended in accordance with the following subparagraphs.</p></content></paragraph><paragraph eId="article-12-2"><num>(2)</num><content><p>The title of Chapter XLI (Reporting restrictions under the Contempt of Court Act 1981)<authorialNote class="footnote" eId="f00035" marker="35"><p>Chapter XLI was inserted by <ref eId="ab5cmcb6-d3e3267a1310" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2011/386">S.S.I. 2011/386</ref>.</p></authorialNote> becomes “Part XLI (Reporting restrictions under the Contempt of Court Act 1981)”.</p></content></paragraph><paragraph eId="article-12-3"><num>(3)</num><intro><p>In rule 3.41.1 (interpretation and application of this Chapter)—</p></intro><level class="para1" eId="article-12-3-a"><num>(a)</num><content><p>for “Chapter” substitute “Part”;</p></content></level><level class="para1" eId="article-12-3-b"><num>(b)</num><content><p>the heading becomes “(Interpretation and application of this Part)”.</p></content></level></paragraph></article></body></act></akomaNtoso>