Section 6 Amendment of Ordinary Cause Rules

In the First Schedule of the Sheriff Courts (Scotland) Act 1907^f1, after Ordinary Cause Rule 132E, insert the following rule:–

“Specification of prior maintenance orders

132F

In any proceedings in which an order for aliment or periodical allowance is sought, or is sought to be varied or recalled, by any party, the pleadings of that party shall contain an averment specifying whether and, if so, when and by whom, a maintenance order (within the meaning of section 106 of the Debtors (Scotland) Act 1987^f2) has been granted in favour of or against that party or of any other person in respect of whom the order is sought.”.