Paragraph 7 Return of summons

Where service has been effected other than by the sheriff clerk, the pursuer shall return the summons with a certificate of service to the sheriff clerk on or before the return date, failing which the sheriff may dismiss the small claim.

Where the summons has been served by the sheriff clerk, he shall intimate to the pursuer, forthwith after the return date, whether or not a response to the summons has been tendered by the defender; and such intimation shall be made by the sheriff clerk sending to the pursuer by first class recorded delivery post a copy of form 9 (claim admitted; payment by instalments or lump sum), 10 (no response) or 11 (claim admitted and defender to appear or claim not admitted or jurisdiction challenged), as appropriate.