# Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1940, Section 4: Agreements to prorogate the jurisdiction of the sheriff court.


(1) Any provision or agreement in or in relation to a contract to which this section applies, whereby any party to such contract prorogates, or agrees to submit to, the jurisdiction of a particular sheriff court, shall be void.
(2) This section applies to—
(a) any contract for the sale of an article
and
b)(c) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(3) This section does not apply—
(a) in the case of an agreement entered into after the dispute in respect of which the agreement is intended to have effect has arisen; or
(b) where the contract is one referred to in Rule 3 of Schedule 8 to the Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1982.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Geo6/3-4/42/section/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/law-reform-miscellaneous-provisions-scotland-act-1940/section-4
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