{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/act-of-sederunt-sheriff-court-european-enforcement-order-rules-2005/article-5",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/act-of-sederunt-sheriff-court-european-enforcement-order-rules-2005/article-5.json",
  "legislation": "ssi/2005/523",
  "legislation_title": "Act of Sederunt (Sheriff Court European Enforcement Order Rules) 2005",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/act-of-sederunt-sheriff-court-european-enforcement-order-rules-2005",
  "path": "article/5",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "5",
  "heading": "Certificate of authentic instrument",
  "text": "(1) An application for certification under Article 25(1) of the Regulation (authentic instrument) shall be accompanied by an affidavit—\n(a) verifying that the authentic instrument concerns a claim within the meaning of Article 4(2) of the Regulation (payment of money);\n(b) verifying that the authentic instrument is enforceable in Scotland; and\n(c) providing the information required by the form of certificate in Annex III to the Regulation (European Enforcement Order – authentic instrument).\n(2) A certificate under Article 25(1) of the Regulation (authentic instrument) shall be signed by the sheriff clerk.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2005/523/article/5",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T22:23:36.027608+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."
}