# Sheriff Courts (Scotland) Act 1907, Paragraph 53.2: Parties


(1) The pursuer must call as a defender every person who (so far as known to the pursuer) has an interest in the document to be proved.
(2) Where only the pursuer has such an interest, the pursuer must call the Lord Advocate as a defender, as representing the public interest.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Edw7/7/51/schedule/First/paragraph/53.2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/sheriff-courts-scotland-act-1907/schedule-First/paragraph-53.2
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