Scottish Statutory Instruments

2021 No. 468

Sheriff Appeal Court

Act of Sederunt (Sheriff Appeal Court Rules) 2021

Made

9th December 2021

Laid before the Scottish Parliament

10th December 2021

Coming into force

6th January 2022

In accordance with section 4 of the Scottish Civil Justice Council and Criminal Legal Assistance Act 2013(1), the Court of Session has approved draft rules submitted to it by the Scottish Civil Justice Council with such modifications as it thinks appropriate.

The Court of Session therefore makes this Act of Sederunt under the powers conferred by section 14(7) of the Scottish Commission for Human Rights Act 2006(2), section 104(1) of the Courts Reform (Scotland) Act 2014(3) and all other powers enabling it to do so.

(1)

2013 asp 3. Section 4 was amended by the Courts Reform (Scotland) Act 2014 (asp 18), schedule 5, paragraph 31(3) and by the Inquiries into Fatal Accidents and Sudden Deaths etc. (Scotland) Act 2016 (asp 2), schedule 1, paragraph 1(4).

(2)

2006 asp 16. Section 14 was amended by the Inquiries into Fatal Accidents and Sudden Deaths etc. (Scotland) Act 2016 (asp 2), schedule 2, paragraph 12, S.S.I. 2013/211 and S.S.I. 2015/402.