{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/act-of-sederunt-sheriff-appeal-court-rules-2015/rule-5.6",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/act-of-sederunt-sheriff-appeal-court-rules-2015/rule-5.6.json",
  "legislation": "ssi/2015/356",
  "legislation_title": "Act of Sederunt (Sheriff Appeal Court Rules) 2015",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/act-of-sederunt-sheriff-appeal-court-rules-2015",
  "path": "rule/5.6",
  "kind": "rule",
  "number": "5.6",
  "heading": "Additional methods of intimation where receiving party represented by solicitor",
  "text": "(1) An intimating party may give intimation to the solicitor for the receiving party by—\n(a) delivering it personally to the solicitor;\n(b) delivering it to a document exchange of which the solicitor is a member;\n(c) first class post;\n(d) fax;\n(e) electronic means.\n(2) Where intimation is given by the method in paragraph (1)(a), (d) or (e) not later than 1700 hours on any day, the date of intimation is that day.\n(3) Where intimation is given by the method in—\n(a) paragraph (1)(b) or (c); or\n(b) paragraph 1(a), (d) or (e) ... after 1700 hours on any day,\nthe date of intimation is the next day.",
  "extent": "S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Rules revoked (with saving in rule 34.3) (6.1.2022) by Act of Sederunt (Sheriff Appeal Court Rules) 2021 (S.S.I. 2021/468), rules 1.1(2), 34.1 (with rules 1.2, 34.3)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in rule 5.6(3)(b) omitted (31.12.2015) by virtue of Act of Sederunt (Rules of the Court of Session, Sheriff Appeal Court Rules and Sheriff Court Rules Amendment) (Sheriff Appeal Court) 2015 (S.S.I. 2015/419), paras. 1(3), 19(2)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Rule 5.6 in force at 1.1.2016, see rule 1.1(2)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2015/356/rule/5.6",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T21:27:22.115070+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}