Act of Sederunt (Rules of the Court of Session Amendment No. 5) (Miscellaneous) 1999

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 as follows—

(a) paragraph 2(2) inserts a new rule 1.4 under which the Lord President may give a direction as respects the arrangements for, or in connection with, the appearance in court of the Advocate General for Scotland;

(b) paragraph 2(3) corrects the numbering of rule 3.6A;

(c) paragraph 2(4) makes provision in rule 24.2(5) for parties to specify the nature of the further procedure sought when enrolling a motion under that rule;

(d) paragraph 2(5) amends the time limits in rule 37.2(1) and (2) for issuing jury precepts;

(e) paragraph 2(6) and (7) amends rule 50.2 (which relates to advertisement for missing persons in connection with actions under the Presumption of Death (Scotland) Act 1977) and revokes rule 50.3(1);

(f) paragraph 2(8) amends rule 63.10(4) in consequence of the transfer (with effect from 1 July 1999) to the Scottish Ministers of certain functions relating to public trusts currently exercised by the Lord Advocate; and

(g) paragraph 2(9) amends chapter 69 (election petitions) to provide for intimation of petitions and other matters to the Advocate General for Scotland.