# Act of Sederunt (Sheriff Appeal Court Rules) 2021, Rule 2.1: Relief for failure to comply with rules

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(1) The Court may relieve a party from the consequences of a failure to comply with a provision in these Rules.
(2) The Court may do so only where the party shows that the failure is due to—
(a) mistake;
(b) oversight; or
(c) any other excusable cause.
(3) Where relief is granted, the Court may—
(a) impose conditions that must be satisfied before relief is granted;
(b) make an order to enable the appeal to proceed as if the failure had not occurred.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2021/468/rule/2.1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/act-of-sederunt-sheriff-appeal-court-rules-2021/rule-2.1
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