# Sheriff Courts (Scotland) Act 1907, Paragraph 36.L1: Incidental hearings

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(1) Where the sheriff clerk fixes a date and time for a hearing under paragraph (3) of rule 36.G1 or paragraph (4) of rule 36.K1 he shall—
(a) fix a date not less than seven days after the date of the notice referred to in subparagraph (b);
(b) give notice to the parties to the action—
(i) of the date and time of the hearing; and
(ii) requiring the party in default to lodge in process a written explanation as to why the timetable has not been complied with and to intimate a copy to all other parties, not less than two clear working days before the date of the hearing.
(2) At the hearing, the sheriff—
(a) shall consider any explanation provided by the party in default;
(b) may award expenses against that party; and
(c) may make any other appropriate order, including decree of dismissal.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Edw7/7/51/schedule/1/paragraph/36.L1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/sheriff-courts-scotland-act-1907/schedule-1/paragraph-36.L1
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