3.—(1) Paragraph (2) applies to any provision of an enactment (other than an act of sederunt) passed or made before 1st January 2016 by virtue of which a person other than a solicitor or advocate would (but for section 109 of the Courts Reform (Scotland) Act 2014) be able to represent a party in an appeal from the sheriff to the sheriff principal.
(2) The provision permits such a person to represent the relevant party in an appeal from the sheriff to the Sheriff Appeal Court.