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

F1and

b)(c)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F2

F3(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.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Word substituted by Hire-Purchase (Scotland) Act 1965 (c. 67), s. 55, Sch. 5
F2: S. 4(2)(b)(c) repealed by virtue of Consumer Credit Act 1974 (c. 39), s. 192(4), Sch. 5
F3: S. 4(3) added by Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1982 (c. 27, SIF 45:3), s. 23(2), Sch. 12 Pt. II para. 1 : a previous s. 4(3) was repealed by Hire-Purchase (Scotland) Act 1965 (c. 67), s. 55, Sch. 6