Scottish Statutory Instruments
2012 No. 273
Sheriff Court
Act of Sederunt (Actions for removing from heritable property) (Amendment) 2012
Made 9th October 2012
Laid before the Scottish Parliament 11th October 2012
Coming into force 12th November 2012

The Lords of Council and Session, under and by virtue of the powers conferred by section 32 of the Sheriff Courts (Scotland) Act 1971, section 215 of the Bankruptcy and Diligence etc. (Scotland) Act 2007 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 34 of the said Act of 1971, do hereby enact and declare:
1971 c.58. Section 32 was amended by the Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1985 (c.73), Schedule 2, paragraph 12; the Civil Evidence (Scotland) Act 1988 (c. 32), section 2(4); the Children (Scotland) Act 1995 (c.36), Schedule 4, paragraph 18(2); the Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act 2000 (asp 4) (the “2000 asp”), schedule 5, paragraph 13; the Debt Arrangement and Attachment (Scotland) Act 2002 (asp 17), section 43; the Vulnerable Witnesses (Scotland) Act 2004 (asp 3), section 14(2); the Consumer Credit Act 2006 (c.14), section 16(4); the Bankruptcy and Diligence etc. (Scotland) Act 2007 (asp 3) (the “2007 asp”) section 33; and the Legal Services (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 16), section 127(a). Section 32 is amended prospectively by the 2007 asp, schedule 5, paragraph 10; and the Children’s Hearings (Scotland) Act 2011 (asp 1), section 185. Section 32 was extended by the Debtors (Scotland) Act 1987 (c.18), section 97; the Child Support Act 1991 (c.48), sections 39(2) and 49; and by section 2(4) of the 2000 asp.
2007 asp 3.

Citation, commencement and interpretation
1. (1) This Act of Sederunt may be cited as the Act of Sederunt (Actions for removing from heritable property) (Amendment) 2012 and comes into force on 12th November 2012.
(2) A certified copy of this Act of Sederunt is to be inserted in the Books of Sederunt.

Amendment of the Act of Sederunt (Actions for removing from heritable property) 2012
2. (1) The Act of Sederunt (Actions for removing from heritable property) 2012 is amended as follows.
S.S.I. 2012/136.
(2) In rule 3 (charge for removing)—
(a) in paragraph 1(b) delete “and”;
(b) in paragraph 5(a) for “defender’s last known address” substitute “heritable property”;
(c) for paragraph 7(a) substitute—

“(a) by leaving a copy of the charge in a sealed envelope addressed to “the occupiers” in such a way that it is likely to come to the attention of the occupiers; or”.

(3) In the schedule, for Form 4 substitute Form 4 set out in the Schedule to this Act of Sederunt.
Brian Gill
Lord President
I.P.D.
Edinburgh
9th October 2012
SCHEDULE

EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Act of Sederunt)
This Act of Sederunt amends the Act of Sederunt (Actions of removing from heritable property) 2012 which prescribes the practice and procedure to be followed in the execution of any decree for removing from heritable property.