# Act of Sederunt (Sheriff Court Summary Application Rules) 1993, Paragraph 2: Interpretation


(1) In these Rules, unless the context otherwise requires—
“decree” includes any judgment, deliverance, interlocutor, act, order, finding or authority which may be extracted;
“defender” means any person other than the pursuer who is a party to a summary application;
“pursuer” means any person making a summary application;
“sheriff clerk” includes a sheriff clerk depute;
“summary application” has the meaning given by section 3 of the Sheriff Courts (Scotland) Act 1907.
(2) Where there is a reference to a form in these Rules, that form in the Appendix to these Rules or a form substantially to the same effect shall be used with such variation as circumstances may require.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1993/3240/schedule/1/paragraph/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/act-of-sederunt-sheriff-court-summary-application-rules-1993/schedule-1/paragraph-2
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