# Courts Reform (Scotland) Act 2014, Section 109: Abolition of appeal from a sheriff to the sheriff principal


(1) No appeal may be taken to the sheriff principal against any decision of a sheriff in civil proceedings.
(2) Subsection (3) applies to any provision of any pre-commencement enactment that—
(a) provides for an appeal to the sheriff principal from any decision of a sheriff in civil proceedings, or
(b) restricts or excludes any such appeal.
(3) The provision has effect as if for the reference to the sheriff principal there were substituted a reference to the Sheriff Appeal Court.
(4) In subsection (2), “pre-commencement enactment” means an enactment passed or made before this section comes into force.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2014/18/section/109 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/courts-reform-scotland-act-2014/section-109
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