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      <ContentsTitle>Act of Sederunt (Actions for removing from heritable property) (Amendment) 2012</ContentsTitle>

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   </Contents><Secondary><SecondaryPrelims DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2012/273/introduction" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2012/273/introduction" RestrictStartDate="2012-11-12" RestrictExtent="S"><Number>2012 No. 273</Number><SubjectInformation><Subject><Title>Sheriff Court</Title></Subject></SubjectInformation><Title>Act of Sederunt (Actions for removing from heritable property) (Amendment) 2012</Title><MadeDate><Text>Made</Text><DateText>9th October 2012</DateText></MadeDate><LaidDate><Text>Laid before the Scottish Parliament</Text><DateText>11th October 2012</DateText></LaidDate><ComingIntoForce><Text>Coming into force</Text><DateText>12th November 2012</DateText></ComingIntoForce><SecondaryPreamble><EnactingText><Para><Text>The Lords of Council and Session, under and by virtue of the powers conferred by section<Character Name="NonBreakingSpace"/>32 of the Sheriff Courts (Scotland) Act 1971<FootnoteRef Ref="f00001"/>, section 215 of the Bankruptcy and Diligence <Abbreviation Expansion="et cetera" xml:lang="la">etc.</Abbreviation> (Scotland) Act 2007<FootnoteRef Ref="f00002"/> and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, having approved draft rules submitted to them by the Sheriff Court Rules Council in accordance with section<Character Name="NonBreakingSpace"/>34 of the said Act of 1971, do hereby enact and declare:</Text></Para></EnactingText></SecondaryPreamble></SecondaryPrelims></Secondary><Footnotes><Footnote id="f00001">
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                  <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1971/58" id="c00001" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Year="1971" Number="0058">1971 c.58</Citation>. Section 32 was amended by the Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Act <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1985/73" id="c00002" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Year="1985" Number="0073">1985 (c.73)</Citation>, Schedule 2, paragraph 12; the Civil Evidence (Scotland) Act <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1988/32" id="c00003" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Year="1988" Number="0032">1988 (c. 32)</Citation>, section 2(4); the Children (Scotland) Act <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/36" id="c00004" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Year="1995" Number="0036">1995 (c.36)</Citation>, Schedule 4, paragraph 18(2); the Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2000/4" id="c00005" Class="ScottishAct" Year="2000" Number="0004">2000 (asp 4)</Citation> (the “2000 asp”), schedule 5, paragraph 13; the Debt Arrangement and Attachment (Scotland) Act <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2002/17" id="c00006" Class="ScottishAct" Year="2002" Number="0017">2002 (asp 17)</Citation>, section 43; the Vulnerable Witnesses (Scotland) Act <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2004/3" id="c00007" Class="ScottishAct" Year="2004" Number="0003">2004 (asp 3)</Citation>, section 14(2); the Consumer Credit Act <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2006/14" id="c00008" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Year="2006" Number="0014">2006 (c.14)</Citation>, section 16(4); the Bankruptcy and Diligence etc. (Scotland) Act <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2007/3" id="c00009" Class="ScottishAct" Year="2007" Number="0003">2007 (asp 3)</Citation> (the “2007 asp”) section 33; and the <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2010/16" id="c00010" Class="ScottishAct" Year="2010" Number="0016">Legal Services (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp<Character Name="NonBreakingSpace"/>16)</Citation>, section<Character Name="NonBreakingSpace"/>127(a). Section 32 is amended prospectively by the 2007 asp, schedule 5, paragraph 10; and the <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2011/1" id="c00011" Class="ScottishAct" Year="2011" Number="0001">Children’s Hearings (Scotland) Act 2011 (asp<Character Name="NonBreakingSpace"/>1)</Citation>, section<Character Name="NonBreakingSpace"/>185. Section 32 was extended by the Debtors (Scotland) Act <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1987/18" id="c00012" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Year="1987" Number="0018">1987 (c.18)</Citation>, section 97; the Child Support Act <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1991/48" id="c00013" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Year="1991" Number="0048">1991 (c.48)</Citation>, sections 39(2) and 49; and by section 2(4) of the 2000 asp.</Text>
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                  <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2007/3" id="c00014" Class="ScottishAct" Year="2007" Number="0003">2007 asp 3</Citation>.</Text>
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