# Act of Sederunt (Sheriff Appeal Court Rules) 2021, Rule 6.12: Sist of appeals

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(1) Any party may apply by motion to—
(a) sist the appeal for a specified period; or
(b) recall the sist.
(2) An application to sist the appeal may only be granted on cause shown.
(3) The procedural Appeal Sheriff may—
(a) grant the application;
(b) refuse the application; or
(c) make an order not sought in the application, where the procedural Appeal Sheriff considers that doing so would secure the expeditious disposal of the appeal.
(4) Where the procedural Appeal Sheriff makes an order sisting the appeal, the Clerk must discharge any hearing already fixed under rule 7.2(2), rule 7.9(3)(a) or rule 8.2(1)(a).
(5) When a sist in an appeal under Chapter 7 procedure is recalled or expires, the Clerk must—
(a) issue a revised timetable in Form 7.2; and
(b) fix a procedural hearing.
(6) When a sist in an appeal under Chapter 8 procedure is recalled or expires, the Clerk must—
(a) fix a procedural hearing or a hearing of the appeal; and
(b) intimate the date and time of the procedural hearing or appeal to parties.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2021/468/rule/6.12 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/act-of-sederunt-sheriff-appeal-court-rules-2021/rule-6.12
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