# Act of Sederunt (Small Claim Rules) 1988, Paragraph 1: Citation, application and interpretation


(1) These Rules may be cited as the Small Claim Rules 1988.
(2) These Rules shall apply to a small claim, being such summary cause proceedings as may be prescribed by the Lord Advocate under section 35(2) of the Sheriff Courts (Scotland) Act 1971.
(3) In these Rules—
(a) a form referred to by number means the form so numbered in Appendix 1 to these rules or a form substantially of the same effect with such variation as circumstances may require;
(b) a reference to the Ordinary Cause Rules means the rules in Schedule 1 to the Sheriff Courts (Scotland) Act 1907; and
(c) a reference to the Summary Cause Rules means the rules in the Schedule to the Act of Sederunt (Summary Cause Rules, Sheriff Court) 1976.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1988/1976/schedule/paragraph/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/act-of-sederunt-small-claim-rules-1988/schedule/paragraph-1
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