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Scotland

SHERIFF COURT, SCOTLAND

Made 19th March 1999

Coming into force 1st July 1999

The Lords of Council and Session, under and by virtue of the powers conferred on them by Schedule 1, paragraphs 24(1), 28D and 28(2), Schedule 2, paragraph 7 and Schedule 3, paragraph 13(3) to the Betting Gaming and Lotteries Act 1963^f1, Schedule 2, paragraphs 33(1), 34(1), 45 and 47, and Schedule 9, paragraph 15 to the Gaming Act 1968^f2, section 32 of the Sheriff Courts (Scotland) Act 1971^f3, sections 66(5A) and 75 of the Sex Discrimination Act 1975^f4, section 39(9) of the Licensing (Scotland) Act 1976^f5, Schedule 3, paragraph 12 to the Lotteries and Amusements Act 1976^f6, sections 136, 139, 146, 147, 152, 153, 182(3) and 185 of the Representation of the People Act 1983^f7, sections 114(3), 204(3) and 231(3) of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988^f8, section 19(3) of the Trade Marks Act 1994^f9, section 46 of the Drug Trafficking Act 1994^f10, Regulation 5(3) of the Olympics Association Right (Infringement Proceedings) Regulations 1995^f11, and sections 31(5) and 48 of, and Schedule 1, paragraph 11 to, the Proceeds of Crime (Scotland) Act 1995^f12 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 Sheriff Courts (Scotland) Act 1971, do hereby enact and declare:

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f1: 1963 c. 2; paragraph 28D of Schedule 1 was inserted by S.I. 1997/947.
f2: 1968 c. 65.
f3: 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) and the Children (Scotland) Act 1995 (c. 36), Schedule 4, paragraph 18(2).
f4: 1975 c. 65; subsection (5A) of section 66 was inserted by the Race Relations Act 1976 (c. 74), Schedule 4, paragraph 5(2) and section 75 was amended by the Industrial Tribunals Act 1996 (c. 17), Schedule 1, paragraph 3.
f5: 1976 c. 66; section 39 was amended by the Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1990 (c. 40), Schedule 8, paragraph 11.
f6: 1976 c. 32.
f7: 1983 c. 2; section 136 was amended by the Representation of the People Act 1985 (c. 50), Schedule 4, paragraph 48. Section 185 contains a definition of “prescribed” which is relevant to the exercise of the statutory powers under which these rules are made.
f8: 1988 c. 48; sections 114, 204 and 231 were amended by the Trade Marks Act 1994 (c. 26), Schedule 4, paragraph 8(2).
f9: 1994 c. 26.
f10: 1994 c. 37.
f11: S.I. 1995/3325.
f12: 1995 c. 43.