# Sheriff Courts (Scotland) Act 1907, Paragraph 31A.1: Application and interpretation of this Chapter

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(1) This Chapter applies in civil proceedings, where either or both—
(a) an application for an award of expenses is made to the sheriff;
(b) such an award is made by the sheriff.
(2) Where this Chapter applies—
(a) rules 23.1(2) and (3) (abandonment of causes);
(b) any common law rule entitling a pursuer to abandon a cause, to the extent that it concerns expenses,
are disapplied.
(3) In this Chapter—
“the Act” means the Civil Litigation (Expenses and Group Proceedings) (Scotland) Act 2018;
“the applicant” has the meaning given in rule 31A.2(1), and “applicants” is construed accordingly;
“civil proceedings” means civil proceedings to which section 8 of the Act (restriction on pursuer’s liability for expenses in personal injury claims) applies.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Edw7/7/51/schedule/First/paragraph/31A.1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/sheriff-courts-scotland-act-1907/schedule-First/paragraph-31A.1
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