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Act of Sederunt (Simple Procedure Amendment) (Civil Online) 2019

S.S.I. 2019/122 · Made 28 March 2019

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Sheriff Court

Made 28th March 2019

Laid before the Scottish Parliament 29th March 2019

Coming into force 25th April 2019

In accordance with section 4 of the Scottish Civil Justice Council and Criminal Legal Assistance Act 2013f1, the Court of Session has approved draft rules submitted to it by the Scottish Civil Justice Council with such modifications as it thinks appropriate.

The Court of Session therefore makes this Act of Sederunt under the powers conferred by section 104(1) of the Courts Reform (Scotland) Act 2014f2 and all other powers enabling it to do so.

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

2013 asp 3. Section 4 was amended by the Courts Reform (Scotland) Act 2014 (asp 18), schedule 5, paragraph 31(3), and by the Inquiries into Fatal Accidents and Sudden Deaths etc. (Scotland) Act 2016 (asp 2), schedule 1, paragraph 1(4).

f2

2014 asp 18.

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement, etc.
  2. 2Amendment of the Act of Sederunt (Simple Procedure) 2016
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement, etc.

(1)

This Act of Sederunt may be cited as the Act of Sederunt (Simple Procedure Amendment) (Civil Online) 2019.

(2)

It comes into force on 25th April 2019.

(3)

A certified copy is to be inserted in the Books of Sederunt.

2Amendment of the Act of Sederunt (Simple Procedure) 2016

(1)

The Act of Sederunt (Simple Procedure) 2016f1 is amended in accordance with this paragraph.

(2)

In schedule 2 (forms)—

(a)

in Form 4A (response form)f2, in the introduction, after “There are guidance notes for each part of the form.”, insert—

“”;

(b)

in Form 6A (notice of claim)f3, in Part B, after “(b) if you want to admit the claim and ask for time to pay, send a Time to Pay Application to the court.”, insert—

“”.

Signature

CJM SUTHERLAND

Lord President

I.P.D.

Edinburgh

28th March 2019

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Act of Sederunt)

This Act of Sederunt amends the Act of Sederunt (Simple Procedure) 2016 to include references to the Civil Online portal on the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service website. From 25th April 2019, respondents will be able to complete a Response Form through Civil Online.