# The Sheriff Court Fees Order 2026, Article 2: Interpretation

Extent: S

In this Order—
“extract decree” includes any duly authenticated extract of an order made by the sheriff in respect of any licence, appointment, discharge or like matter,
“minute” means a minute in terms of rule 14.2 of the Ordinary Cause Rules,
“motion” means any written motion lodged with the sheriff clerk in any proceedings in the sheriff court,
“Ordinary Cause Rules” means the Ordinary Cause Rules 1993,
“partner” means a person to whom a person is married or with whom the person is in a civil partnership,
“pursuer” includes a defender or other party to any proceedings in the sheriff court where the pursuer is no longer a party to the proceedings,
“sheriff clerk” includes the Sheriff Clerk of Chancery, the Commissary Clerk of Edinburgh and sheriff clerk depute,
“summary cause” has the meaning assigned to it by section 35(1) of the Sheriff Courts (Scotland) Act 1971,
“writ” means any document containing written pleadings relating to proceedings in the sheriff court and includes an inventory of estate, a precept of arrestment on a liquid document of debt, a notice of intention to defend and a notice of appearance lodged in an action of multiplepoinding under rule 35.8 of the Ordinary Cause Rules.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2026/74/article/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/sheriff-court-fees-order-2026/article-2
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