# Act of Sederunt (Summary Cause Rules) 2002, Paragraph 1.1: Citation, interpretation and application


(1) These Rules may be cited as the Summary Cause Rules 2002.
(2) In these Rules–
“the 1907 Act” means the Sheriff Courts (Scotland) Act 1907;
“the 1971 Act” means the Sheriff Courts (Scotland) Act 1971;
“the 1975 Act” means the Litigants in Person (Costs and Expenses) Act 1975;
“authorised lay representative” means a person to whom section 32(1) of the Solicitors (Scotland) Act 1980 (offence to prepare writs) does not apply by virtue of section 32(2)(a) of that Act;
“small claim” has the meaning assigned to it by section 35(2) of the 1971 Act;
“summary cause” has the meaning assigned to it by section 35(1) of the 1971 Act.
(3) Any reference to a specified Chapter or rule shall be construed as a reference to the Chapter or rule bearing that number in these Rules, and a reference to a specified paragraph, sub-paragraph or head shall be construed as a reference to the paragraph, sub-paragraph or head so numbered or lettered in the provision in which that reference occurs.
(4) 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.
(5) The glossary in Appendix 2 to these Rules is a guide to the meaning of certain legal expressions used in these Rules, but is not to be taken as giving those expressions any meaning which they do not have in law generally.
(6) These Rules shall apply to a summary cause other than a small claim.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2002/132/schedule/1/paragraph/1.1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/act-of-sederunt-summary-cause-rules-2002/schedule-1/paragraph-1.1
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