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Article 1 Citation, commencement and interpretationI1

Scotland

(1)

This Order may be cited as the Courts Reform (Scotland) Act 2014 (Commencement No. 3, Transitional and Saving Provisions) Order 2015 and comes into force on 22nd September 2015.

(2)

In this Order—

  • “the Act” means the Courts Reform (Scotland) Act 2014;

  • “the 1971 Act” means the Sheriff Courts (Scotland) Act 1971f1;

  • “the 1988 Act” means the Court of Session Act 1988f2; and

  • “summary cause” and related expressions are to be construed in accordance with section 35(1) of the 1971 Actf3.

Annotations

Commencement

I1

Art. 1 in force at 22.9.2015, see art. 1(1)

Footnotes

f1

1971 c.58.

f2

1988 c.36.

f3

Section 35 of the 1971 Act has been amended by the Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1985 (c.73), the Bankruptcy and Diligence etc. (Scotland) Act 2007 (asp 3) and S.S.I. 2007/507. Section 35 is to be repealed by paragraph 6(2) of schedule 5 to the Act.