# Sheriff Courts (Scotland) Act 1907, Paragraph 33A.33B: General provisions


(1) Chapters 9 (standard procedure in defended causes) and 10 (additional procedure) do not apply to a civil partnership action in which a notice of intention to defend has been lodged in accordance with rule 33A.34 (notice of intention to defend and defences etc.).
(2) Subject to paragraph (3), a civil partnership action in which a notice of intention to defend has been lodged must follow the procedure set out in this Part of this Chapter.
(3) The sheriff may, in exceptional circumstances, of the sheriff’s own motion or on the motion of a party, disapply any rule mentioned in this Part of this Chapter.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Edw7/7/51/schedule/1/paragraph/33A.33B (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/sheriff-courts-scotland-act-1907/schedule-1/paragraph-33A.33B
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