# Act of Sederunt (Summary Cause Rules) 2002, Paragraph 16.1: Transfer to another court


(1) The sheriff may transfer an action to any other sheriff court, whether in the same sheriffdom or not, if the sheriff considers it expedient to do so.
(2) If the sheriff is satisfied that the court has no jurisdiction, he may transfer the action to any sheriff court in which it appears to the sheriff that it ought to have been brought.
(3) An action so transferred shall proceed in all respects as if it had been brought originally in the court to which it is transferred.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2002/132/schedule/1/paragraph/16.1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/act-of-sederunt-summary-cause-rules-2002/schedule-1/paragraph-16.1
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