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  "legislation": "ssi/2008/121",
  "legislation_title": "Act of Sederunt (Sheriff Court Rules Amendment) (Diligence) 2008",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/act-of-sederunt-sheriff-court-rules-amendment-diligence-2008",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "SHERIFF COURT\nMade 13th March 2008\nComing into force 1st April 2008\nThe Lords of Council and Session, under and by virtue of the powers conferred by sections 15D(2)(a) and 15L(2)(a) of the Debtors (Scotland) Act 1987, section 32 of the Sheriff Courts (Scotland) Act 1971, sections 9C(2)(a), 9F(3)(a)(i), 9L(5)(a), 9M(3)(a) and 9N(2)(a) of the Debt Arrangement and Attachment (Scotland) Act 2002 and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, having approved 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:",
  "extent": null,
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  "version": "current",
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    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1987 c. 18; sections 15D and 15L were inserted by the Bankruptcy and Diligence etc. (Scotland) Act 2007 (asp 3), section 169."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1971 c. 58; section 32 was amended by the Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1985 (c. 73), Schedule 2, paragraph 12, the Civil Evidence (Scotland) Act 1988 (c. 32), section 2(4), the Children (Scotland) Act 1995 (c. 36), Schedule 4, paragraph 18(2), the Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act 2000 (asp 4), schedule 5, paragraph 13, the Debt Arrangement and Attachment (Scotland) Act 2002 (asp 17), section 43 and the Vulnerable Witnesses (Scotland) Act 2004 (asp 3), section 14(2), and was extended by the Child Support Act 1991 (c. 48), sections 39(2) and 49."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "2002 asp 17; sections 9C, 9F, 9L, 9M and 9N were inserted by the Bankruptcy and Diligence etc. (Scotland) Act 2007 (asp 3), section 173."
    }
  ],
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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