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Paragraph 15A.2 Interpretation of this ChapterF1

(1)

In this Chapter—

  • “court day” means a day on which the sheriff clerk’s office is open for civil court business;

  • “court day 1” means the court day on which a motion is treated as being intimated under rule 15A.4;

  • “court day 3” means the second court day after court day 1;

  • “court day 4” means the third court day after court day 1;

  • “lodging party” means the party lodging the motion;

  • “receiving party” means a party receiving the intimation of the motion from the lodging party; and

  • “transacting motion business” means—

    1. (a)

      intimating and lodging motions;

    2. (b)

      receiving intimation of motions;

    3. (c)

      intimating consent or opposition to motions;

    4. (d)

      receiving intimation of or opposition to motions.

(2)

In this Chapter, a reference to—

(a)

the address of a party is a reference to the email address of—

(i)

that party’s solicitor; or

(ii)

that party,

included in the list maintained under rule 15A.2(4);

(b)

the address of the court is a reference to the email address of the court included in that list under rule 15A.2(5).

Annotations

Textual amendments

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Sch. 1 Ch. 15A inserted (22.9.2015) by Act of Sederunt (Rules of the Court of Session 1994 and Sheriff Court Rules Amendment) (No. 2) (Personal Injury and Remits) 2015 (S.S.I. 2015/227), paras. 1(2), 8(5) (as amended by Act of Sederunt (Rules of the Court of Session 1994 and Sheriff Court Rules Amendment) (No. 2) (Personal Injury and Remits) 2015 (S.S.I. 2015/296), paras. 1(2), 4(2))

Notes on Schedule First

Textual amendments

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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