1. The following provisions of the Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1985(1) are repealed—
(a)section 17 (power of sheriff to order sheriff clerk to execute deeds relating to heritage);
(b)section 18 (small claims);
(c)section 20 (removal of prohibition of sheriffs principal and sheriffs accepting appointment to certain offices);
(d)in schedule 2 (amendment of enactments), paragraph 12; and
(e)in schedule 4 (repeals), the entry relating to section 6(1)(b) of the Sheriff Courts (Scotland) Act 1971.
2.—(1) The Debtors (Scotland) Act 1987(2) is amended as follows.
(2) In section 15A(3)(3) (diligence on the dependence of action), for paragraph (b) substitute—
“(b)a simple procedure case (within the meaning of section 72(9) of the Courts Reform (Scotland) Act 2014); and”.
(3) In section 103(1) (appeals), after “and section 38 of the Sheriff Courts (Scotland) Act 1971 (appeal in summary causes)” insert, “and section 82 of the Courts Reform (Scotland) Act 2014 (appeals from simple procedure cases)”.
3.—(1) The Debt Arrangement and Attachment (Scotland) Act 2002(4) is amended as follows.
(2) In section 9A(4)(5) (interim attachment), in the definition of “action”, for paragraph (b) substitute—
“(b)a simple procedure case (within the meaning of section 72(9) of the Courts Reform (Scotland) Act 2014); and”.
(3) Section 43 (power to provide for lay representation) is repealed.
Section 15A was inserted by section 169 of the Bankruptcy and Diligence etc. (Scotland) Act 2007 (asp 3).
Section 9A was inserted by section 173 of the Bankruptcy and Diligence etc. (Scotland) Act 2007.