# Act of Sederunt (Fatal Accident Inquiry Rules) 2017, Paragraph 7: Lodging of applications in writing

Extent: S

(1) The application must be lodged by the lodging participant within 5 days after the date of intimation of the application, unless subparagraph (3) applies.
(2) The lodging participant must also lodge—
(a) a certificate of intimation in Form S1.7; and
(b) so far as practicable, any document referred to in the application that has not already been lodged.
(3) Where the sheriff varies the period for lodging a notice of opposition to a period of 5 days or less, the application must be lodged no later than the day on which that period expires.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2017/103/schedule/1/paragraph/7 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/act-of-sederunt-fatal-accident-inquiry-rules-2017/schedule-1/paragraph-7
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