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Section 91 Enforcement of certain warrants and precepts of sheriff anywhere in Scotland.

(1)

The following may be executed anywhere in Scotland—

(a)

a warrant for execution contained in an extract of a decree granted by a sheriff;

(b)

a warrant for execution inserted in an extract of a document registered in sheriff court books;

(c)

a summary warrant;

(d)

a warrant of a sheriff for arrestment on the dependence of an action or in security;

(e)

a precept (issued by a sheriff clerk) of arrestment in security of a liquid debt the term of payment of which has not arrived.

(2)

A warrant or precept mentioned in subsection (1) above may be executed by a sheriff officer of—

(a)

the court which granted it; or

(b)

the sheriff court district in which it is to be executed.