# Sheriff Courts (Scotland) Act 1907, Rule 18.7: Effect of amendment on diligence

Extent: S

Where an amendment has been allowed, the amendment—
(a) shall not validate diligence used on the dependence of a cause so as to prejudice the rights of creditors of the party against whom the diligence has been executed, who are interested in defeating such diligence; and
(b) shall preclude any objection to such diligence stated by a party or any person by virtue of a title acquired or in right of a debt contracted by him subsequent to the execution of such diligence.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Edw7/7/51/schedule/1/part/1/chapter/18/rule/18.7 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/sheriff-courts-scotland-act-1907/schedule-1/part-1/chapter-18/rule-18.7
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