Part III

Jurisdiction in Scotland

Supplementary provisions.
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1
Nothing in Schedule 8 shall prevent a court from declining jurisdiction on the ground of forum non conveniens.
2
Nothing in Schedule 8 affects the operation of any enactment or rule of law under which a court may decline to exercise jurisdiction because of the prorogation by parties of the jurisdiction of another court.
3
For the avoidance of doubt, it is declared that nothing in Schedule 8 affects the nobile officium of the Court of Session.
4
Where a court has jurisdiction in any proceedings by virtue of Schedule 8, that court shall also have jurisdiction to determine any matter which—
a
is ancilliary or incidental to the proceedings; or
b
requires to be determined for the purposes of a decision in the proceedings.