{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/sheriff-courts-scotland-act-1907/schedule-1/part-2/chapter-33/rule-33.14",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/sheriff-courts-scotland-act-1907/schedule-1/part-2/chapter-33/rule-33.14.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/Edw7/7/51",
  "legislation_title": "Sheriff Courts (Scotland) Act 1907",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/sheriff-courts-scotland-act-1907",
  "path": "schedule/1/part/2/chapter/33/rule/33.14",
  "kind": "rule",
  "number": "33.14",
  "heading": "Notices in certain actions of divorce or separation",
  "text": "(1) In the following actions of divorce or separation there shall be attached to the copy of the initial writ served on the defender—\n(a) in an action relying on section 1(2)(d) of the Act of 1976 (no cohabitation for one year with consent of defender to decree)—\n(i) which is an action of divorce, a notice in form F19 and a notice of consent in form F20;\n(ii) which is an action of separation, a notice in Form F21 and a form of notice of consent in form F22;\n(b) in an action relying on section 1(2)(e) of the Act of 1976 (no cohabitation for two years)—\n(i) which is an action of divorce, a notice in Form F23;\n(ii) which is an action of separation, a notice in Form F24;\n(c) in an action relying on section 1(1)(b) of the Act of 1976 (grounds for divorce: interim gender recognition certificate), a notice in Form F24A.\n(2) The certificate of citation of an initial writ in an action mentioned in paragraph (1) shall state which notice or form mentioned in paragraph (1) has been attached to the initial writ.",
  "extent": "S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 1 rule 33.14(1)(a) substituted (4.5.2006) by Act of Sederunt (Ordinary Cause Rules) Amendment (Family Law (Scotland) Act 2006 etc.) 2006 (S.S.I. 2006/207), paras. 1, 2(21)(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 1 rule 33.14(1)(a) substituted (4.5.2006) by Act of Sederunt (Ordinary Cause Rules) Amendment (Family Law (Scotland) Act 2006 etc.) 2006 (S.S.I. 2006/207), paras. 1, 2(21)(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Sch. 1 rule 33.14(1)(c) inserted (4.5.2006) by Act of Sederunt (Ordinary Cause Rules) Amendment (Family Law (Scotland) Act 2006 etc.) 2006 (S.S.I. 2006/207), paras. 1, 2(21)(c)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Word in Sch. 1 rule 33.14(2) substituted (1.11.1996) by S.I. 1996/2445, para. 3(46)"
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M1",
      "text": "1976 c.39."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [
    {
      "type": "repealed",
      "affecting": "asp/2014/18",
      "affecting_title": "Courts Reform (Scotland) Act 2014"
    }
  ],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Edw7/7/51/schedule/1/part/2/chapter/33/rule/33.14",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-10T03:34:13.908359+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}