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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/sheriff-courts-scotland-act-1907/schedule-First/paragraph-31A.1",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/Edw7/7/51",
  "legislation_title": "Sheriff Courts (Scotland) Act 1907",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/sheriff-courts-scotland-act-1907",
  "path": "schedule/First/paragraph/31A.1",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "31A.1",
  "heading": "Application and interpretation of this Chapter",
  "text": "(1) This Chapter applies in civil proceedings, where either or both—\n(a) an application for an award of expenses is made to the sheriff;\n(b) such an award is made by the sheriff.\n(2) Where this Chapter applies—\n(a) rules 23.1(2) and (3) (abandonment of causes);\n(b) any common law rule entitling a pursuer to abandon a cause, to the extent that it concerns expenses,\nare disapplied.\n(3) In this Chapter—\n“the Act” means the Civil Litigation (Expenses and Group Proceedings) (Scotland) Act 2018;\n“the applicant” has the meaning given in rule 31A.2(1), and “applicants” is construed accordingly;\n“civil proceedings” means civil proceedings to which section 8 of the Act (restriction on pursuer’s liability for expenses in personal injury claims) applies.",
  "extent": "S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Sch. 1 Ch. 31A inserted (30.6.2021) by Act of Sederunt (Rules of the Court of Session 1994, Sheriff Appeal Court Rules and Sheriff Court Rules Amendment) (Qualified One-Way Costs Shifting) 2021 (S.S.I. 2021/226), paras. 1(2), 5(2)"
    }
  ],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Edw7/7/51/schedule/First/paragraph/31A.1",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T12:21:51.257811+00:00"
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  "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."
}