Article 2 Amendment of Ordinary Cause Rules 1993

(1)

The Ordinary Cause Rules in Schedule 1 to the Sheriff Courts (Scotland) Act 1907^f1 shall be amended in accordance with the following paragraphs.

(2)

In Chapter 33 (family actions)–

(a)

at the end of rule 33.7(1)(k), for “, and” substitute “;”; and

(b)

in rule 33.7(1)(l)–

(i)

for “trustees or managers of the pension scheme” substitute “person responsible for the pension arrangement”; and

(ii)

insert at the end–

“; and

(m)

in an action where a pursuer makes an application for an order under section 8(1)(baa) of the Act of 1985 (pension sharing orders), to the person responsible for the pension arrangement and a notice of intimation in Form F12B shall be attached to the initial writ intimated to any such person.”.

(3)

In Appendix 1 (forms)–

(a)

in the heading of Form F12A, for “trustees or managers of pension scheme” substitute “person responsible for pension arrangement”; and

(b)

after Form F12A insert the form set out in the Schedule to this Act of Sederunt.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: 1907 c. 51; Schedule 1 was substituted by S.I. 1993/1956 and amended by S.I. 1996/2167 and 2445 and by S.S.I. 2000/239.