http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2026/53/madeAct of Sederunt (Rules of the Court of Session 1994 Amendment) (Court Sittings) 2026enKing's Printer for Scotland2026-02-05COURT OF SESSION This Act of Sederunt amends the Rules of the Court of Session 1994 to set out the public holidays, vacation periods and vacation sitting days of the Court of Session up to the end of the 2029 winter vacation. 2026 No. 53 Court Of Session Act of Sederunt (Rules of the Court of Session 1994 Amendment) (Court Sittings) 2026 Made 4th February 2026 Laid before the Scottish Parliament 5th February 2026 Coming into force in accordance with paragraph 1(2), (3) and (4) The Court of Session makes this Act of Sederunt under the powers conferred by section 103(1) of the Courts Reform (Scotland) Act 2014 and all other powers enabling it to do so. Citation and commencement, etc. 1 1 This Act of Sederunt may be cited as the Act of Sederunt (Rules of the Court of Session 1994 Amendment) (Court Sittings) 2026. 2 Subject to sub-paragraphs (3) and (4), it comes into force on 1st January 2027. 3 Paragraph 2(2)(a) comes into force on 9th March 2026. 4 Paragraph 2(2)(c) and schedule 2 come into force on 6th January 2027. 5 A certified copy is to be inserted in the Books of Sederunt. Amendment of the Rules of the Court of Session 1994 2 1 Chapter 10 (court sittings) of the Rules of the Court of Session 1994 is amended in accordance with this paragraph. 2 In rule 10.3 (holiday dates, periods and vacation sitting days)— a in the definition of “public holiday”, in the column of the Table labelled “2026” omit the words “the afternoon of”; b in the definition of “public holiday”, for the Table substitute the Table in schedule 1; c in the definition of “vacation”, for the Table substitute the Table in schedule 2; d in the definition of “vacation sitting day”, for the Table substitute the Table in schedule 3. PAUL CULLEN Lord President I.P.D.
Edinburgh
4th February 2026 SCHEDULE 1 Paragraph 2(2)(b) Table
202720282029
Friday 1st January 2027Monday 3rd January 2028Monday 1st January 2029
Monday 4th January 2027Tuesday 4th January 2028Tuesday 2nd January 2029
Friday 26th March 2027Monday 10th April 2028Friday 30th March 2029
Monday 29th March 2027Friday 14th April 2028Monday 2nd April 2029
Monday 19th April 2027Monday 17th April 2028Monday 16th April 2029
Monday 3rd May 2027Monday 1st May 2028Monday 7th May 2029
Monday 24th May 2027Monday 22nd May 2028Monday 21st May 2029
Monday 20th September 2027Monday 18th September 2028Monday 17th September 2029
Monday 29th November 2027Monday 4th December 2028Monday 3rd December 2029
Friday 24thDecember2027Friday 22ndDecember 2028Monday 24thDecember 2029
Monday 27th December 2027Monday 25th December 2028Tuesday 25th December 2029
Tuesday 28th December 2027Tuesday 26th December 2028Wednesday 26th December 2029
SCHEDULE 2 Paragraph 2(2)(c) Table
First columnSecond column
Saturday 27th March 2027Friday 9th April 2027
Saturday 18th December 2027Wednesday 5th January 2028
Saturday 8th April 2028Friday 21st April 2028
Friday 22nd December 2028Friday 5th January 2029
Saturday 24th March 2029Friday 6th April 2029
Saturday 22nd December 2029Friday 4th January 2030
SCHEDULE 3 Paragraph 2(2)(d) Table
202720282029
Wednesday 31st March 2027Wednesday 5th January 2028Wednesday 3rd January 2029
Wednesday 7th April 2027Wednesday 12th April 2028Wednesday 28th March 2029
Wednesday 22nd December 2027Wednesday 19th April 2028Wednesday 4th April 2029
Wednesday 29th December 2027Wednesday 27th December 2028Thursday 27th December 2029
EXPLANATORY NOTE (This note is not part of the Act of Sederunt)

This Act of Sederunt amends the Rules of the Court of Session 1994 to set out the public holidays, vacation periods and vacation sitting days of the Court of Session up to the end of the 2029 winter vacation.

This Act of Sederunt also amends the public holidays so that Christmas Eve, or its equivalent, depending on whether Christmas Eve, Christmas Day or Boxing Day fall on a weekend, becomes a full day’s public holiday.

2014 asp 18. The Rules of the Court of Session 1994 are in schedule 2 of the Act of Sederunt (Rules of the Court of Session 1994) 1994 (S.I. 1994/1443), last amended by S.S.I. 2025/80. Chapter 10 was substituted by S.S.I. 2017/414 and last amended by S.S.I.2023/57. The Tables in Rule 10.3 were substituted by S.S.I. 2022/250.