# Act of Sederunt (Summary Cause Rules) 2002, Paragraph 18.9: Citation of witnesses by party litigants


(1) Where a party to an action is a party litigant he shall–
(a) not later than 28 days before the diet of proof apply to the sheriff by incidental application to fix caution for expenses in such sum as the sheriff considers reasonable having regard to the number of witnesses he proposes to cite and the period for which they may be required to attend court; and
(b) before instructing a solicitor or a sheriff officer to cite a witness, find caution in the sum fixed in accordance with paragraph (1).
(2) A party litigant who does not intend to cite all the witnesses referred to in his application under paragraph 1(a), may apply by incidental application for variation of the amount of caution.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2002/132/schedule/1/paragraph/18.9 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/act-of-sederunt-summary-cause-rules-2002/schedule-1/paragraph-18.9
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