# Act of Sederunt (Sheriff Appeal Court Rules) 2021, Rule 1.3: Interpretation

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(1) In this Act of Sederunt—
“the 2014 Act” means the Courts Reform (Scotland) Act 2014;
“advocate” means a practising member of the Faculty of Advocates;
“Chapter 7 procedure” has the meaning given by rule 7.1;
“Chapter 8 procedure” has the meaning given by rule 8.1;
“the Clerk” means the Clerk of the Sheriff Appeal Court;
“the Court” means the Sheriff Appeal Court;
“grounds of appeal” is to be construed in accordance with rule 6.2(2)(b);
“party litigant” has the meaning given by rule 4.1;
“procedural Appeal Sheriff” has the meaning given by paragraph 2(1) of schedule 1;
“procedural hearing” means a hearing under rule 7.9 or rule 29.13;
“sheriff court process” means—
(a)the sheriff court process for the cause that is appealed to the Court; or
(b)where the cause is recorded in an official book of the sheriff court, a copy of the record in that book certified by the sheriff clerk;
“sheriff’s note” means a note setting out the reasons for the decision appealed against;
“solicitor” means a person qualified to practise as a solicitor under section 4 of the Solicitors (Scotland) Act 1980;
“timetable” means a timetable in—
(a)Form 7.2 issued under—
(i)rule 6.12(5)(a);
(ii)rule 7.2(1); or
(iii)rule 7.3(4)(b); or
(b)Form 29.5 issued under—
(i)rule 29.5(1);
(ii)rule 29.6(6)(a); or
(iii)rule 29.6(7)(b).
(2) In relation to an application under section 69(1) or 71(2) of the 2014 Act—
“appeal” includes that application;
“appellant” includes the applicant;
“note of appeal” includes an application in Form 29.2 or Form 29.14.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2021/468/rule/1.3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/act-of-sederunt-sheriff-appeal-court-rules-2021/rule-1.3
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