Citation, commencement and application, etc.

1.—(1) This Act of Sederunt may be cited as the Act of Sederunt (Lay Representation for Non-Natural Persons) 2016.

(2) It comes into force on 28th November 2016.

(3) A certified copy is to be inserted in the Books of Sederunt.

(4) Paragraphs 2 to 4 apply to civil proceedings to which section 97 (lay representation in other proceedings) of the 2014 Act applies.

(5) Paragraph 5 applies to civil proceedings to which a non-natural person is a party, including simple procedure cases.