{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/act-of-sederunt-sheriff-appeal-court-rules-2021/rule-7.14",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/act-of-sederunt-sheriff-appeal-court-rules-2021/rule-7.14.json",
  "legislation": "ssi/2021/468",
  "legislation_title": "Act of Sederunt (Sheriff Appeal Court Rules) 2021",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/act-of-sederunt-sheriff-appeal-court-rules-2021",
  "path": "rule/7.14",
  "kind": "rule",
  "number": "7.14",
  "heading": "Application to transfer appeal to Chapter 8 procedure",
  "text": "(1) The procedural Appeal Sheriff may—\n(a) of the procedural Appeal Sheriff’s own accord; or\n(b) on the application of any party,\norder that an appeal is to proceed under Chapter 8 procedure instead of Chapter 7 procedure.\n(2) An application is to be made by motion.\n(3) The procedural Appeal Sheriff may only make such an order if satisfied that, taking into account the matters in rule 6.11(3), it is no longer appropriate for the appeal to proceed under Chapter 7 procedure.\n(4) That order must appoint the appeal to proceed under Chapter 8 procedure and specify—\n(a) the procedure to be followed in the appeal;\n(b) the periods for complying with each procedural step.",
  "extent": "S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Para. 7.14 in force at 6.1.2022, see para. 1.1(2)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2021/468/rule/7.14",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T20:52:26.871573+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."
}