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Court Of Session

Sheriff Court

Made 18th September 2009

Coming into force 1st October 2009

The Lords of Council and Session, under and by virtue of the powers conferred by section 32 of the Sheriff Courts (Scotland) Act 1971^f1, section 5 of the Court of Session Act 1988^f2, paragraph 37 of Schedule 6 to the Scotland Act 1998^f3, paragraph 38 of Schedule 10 to the Northern Ireland Act 1998^f4 and paragraph 32 of Schedule 9 to the Government of Wales Act 2006^f5, and under and by virtue of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, having consulted and taken into consideration the views of the Sheriff Court Rules Council in accordance with section 33 of the said Act of 1971, do hereby enact and declare:

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f1: 1971 c.58; section 32 was amended by the Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions (Scotland) Act 1985 (c.73), Schedule 2, paragraph 12, the Civil Evidence (Scotland) Act 1988 (c.32), section 2(4), the Children (Scotland) Act 1995 (c.36), Schedule 4, paragraph 18(2), the Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act 2000 (asp 4), Schedule 5, paragraph 13 and the Debt Arrangement and Attachment (Scotland) Act 2002 (asp 17), section 43 and was extended by the Child Support Act 1991 (c.48), sections 39(2) and 49, the Vulnerable Witnesses (Scotland) Act 2004 (asp 3), section 14(2) and the Bankruptcy and Diligence etc. (Scotland) Act 2007 (asp 3), section 33.
f2: 1988 c.36; section 5 was amended by the Civil Evidence (Scotland) Act 1988 c.32, section 2(3), the Children (Scotland) Act 1995 c.36, Schedule 4, paragraph 45 and by the Vulnerable Witnesses (Scotland) Act 2004 (asp 3), section 14(1).
f3: 1998 c.46.
f4: 1998 c.47.
f5: 2006 c.32.