Rule 38.1 Interpretation of this Chapter

Scotland

(1)

In this Chapter—

“appeal” includes an application for leave to appeal;
“the European Court” means the Court of Justice of F1the European Union;
“reference” means a reference to the European Court for—
1. (a)
  a preliminary ruling under F2Article 267 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, Article 150 of the Euratom Treaty, or Article 41 of the E.C.S.C. Treaty; or
2. (b)
  a ruling on the interpretation of the Conventions, as defined in section 1(1) of the M1Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1982, under Article 3 of Schedule 2 to that Act.

(2)

The expressions F3... “Euratom Treaty” and “E.C.S.C. Treaty” have the meanings assigned respectively in Schedule 1 to the M2European Communities Act 1972.

F4(3)

In paragraph (1), “the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union” means the treaty referred to in section 1(2)(s) of the European Communities Act 1972.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Words in Act substituted (22.4.2011) by The Treaty of Lisbon (Changes in Terminology) Order 2011 (S.I. 2011/1043), arts. 2, 3-6
F2: Words in Sch. 1 rule 38.1(1) substituted (1.11.2012) by Act of Sederunt (Sheriff Court Rules) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 3) 2012 (S.S.I. 2012/271), paras. 1(1), 6(2)(a)
F3: Words in Sch. 1 rule 38.1(2) omitted (1.11.2012) by virtue of Act of Sederunt (Sheriff Court Rules) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 3) 2012 (S.S.I. 2012/271), paras. 1(1), 6(2)(b)
F4: Sch. 1 rule 38.1(3) inserted (1.11.2012) by Act of Sederunt (Sheriff Court Rules) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 3) 2012 (S.S.I. 2012/271), paras. 1(1), 6(2)(c)

Marginal citations

M1: 1982 c.27; section 1(1) was amended by section 2 of, and Schedule 2 by section 3 of, and Schedule 2 to, the Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1991 (c.12).
M2: 1972 c.68.

Notes on Schedule First

Textual amendments

F1

Sch. 1 (with appendices 1 and 2) substituted (1.1.1994) for Sch. 1 (with appendix) by S.I. 1993/1956, para. 2, Sch.1.

Sch. 1 (except rule 29.10) excluded (1.4.1997) by S.I. 1997/291, para. 3.24, Sch. 3

Sch. 1 extended (14.2.2000) by S.I. 2000/124, reg. 30(5)

Modifications

C1: Sch. 1 applied (30.11.2016) by Bankruptcy (Scotland) Act 2016 (asp 21), ss. 121(5), 237(2) (with ss. 232, 234(3), 235, 236); S.S.I. 2016/294, reg. 2
C2: Sch. 1 modified (1.12.2025) by Act of Sederunt (Intimation and Service) 2025 (S.S.I. 2025/301), paras. 1(2), (4), 2 (with para. 1(5))
C3: Sch. 1 modified (1.12.2025) by Act of Sederunt (Electronic Signature and Electronic Transmission of Documents) 2025 (S.S.I. 2025/302), paras. 1(2), 2(1), 3-5