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Act of Sederunt (Sheriff Court Ordinary Cause Rules) 1993

S.I. 1993/1956 · Made 29 July 1993

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SHERIFF COURT, SCOTLAND

Made 29th July 1993

Coming into force 1st January 1994

The Lords of Council and Session, under and by virtue of the powers conferred on them by section 13 of the Sheriff Courts (Scotland) Extracts Act 1892f1, section 32 of the Sheriff Courts (Scotland) Act 1971f2, section 1(3) of the Administration of Justice (Scotland) Act 1972f3, paragraph 5 of Schedule 3 to the Domicile and Matrimonial Proceedings Act 1973f4, section 66(7) of the Sex Discrimination Act 1975f5, section 11 of the Divorce (Scotland) Act 1976f6, section 15 of the Presumption of Death (Scotland) Act 1977f7, section 59(1) of the Adoption (Scotland) Act 1978f8, sections 97 and 102 of the Debtors (Scotland) Act 1987f9, and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, having approved, with modifications, draft rules submitted to them by the Sheriff Court Rules Council in accordance with section 34 of the said Act of 1971, do hereby enact and declare:

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Footnotes

f1

1892 c. 17.

f2

1971 c. 58; section 32 was amended by the Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1985 (c. 73), Schedule 2, paragraph 12 and the Civil Evidence (Scotland) Act 1988 (c. 32), section 2(4).

f3

1972 c. 59.

f4

1973 c. 45.

f5

1975 c. 65.

f6

1976 c. 39.

f7

1977 c. 27.

f8

1978 c. 28.

f9

1987 c. 18.

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Ordinary Cause Rules
  3. 3Extension of Ordinary Cause Rules to summary causes
  4. 4Extension of Ordinary Cause Rules to small claims
  5. 5Revocations and repeal
  6. 6Savings for causes already commenced
  7. Signature
  8. Schedule 1Schedule 1
  9. Explanatory note