# Sheriff Courts (Scotland) Act 1907, Rule 35.9: Fixing date of first hearing


Where a notice of appearance, or a condescendence on the fund in medio and a list under rule 35.4(2)(a) has been lodged, the sheriff clerk shall—
(a) fix a date and time for the first hearing, which date shall be the first suitable court day occurring not sooner than four weeks after the expiry of the period of notice;
(b) on fixing the date for the first hearing forthwith intimate that date in Form M5 to each party; and
(c) prepare and sign an interlocutor recording the date of the first hearing.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Edw7/7/51/schedule/1/part/2/chapter/35/rule/35.9 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/sheriff-courts-scotland-act-1907/schedule-1/part-2/chapter-35/rule-35.9
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