Section 24A Interpretation of sections 22–24.F1F2

In sections 22 to 24 of this Act the expression “ appropriate sheriff court ”means—

1. (a)

   in the case of a trust other than a marriage contract—

   1. (i)

      where the truster, or any of the trusters, was at the date of the coming into operation of the trust domiciled in a sheriffdom, a sheriff court of that sheriffdom; or

   2. (ii)

      where sub-paragraph (i) of this paragraph does not apply, or where the applicant does not possess sufficient information to enable him to determine which sheriff court, if any, would by virtue of that sub-paragraph be an appropriate sheriff court, the sheriff court at Edinburgh;

2. (b)

   in the case of a marriage contract—

   1. (i)

      where either spouse is, or was when he died, domiciled in a sheriffdom, a sheriff court of that sheriffdom; or

   2. (ii)

      where sub-paragraph (i) of this paragraph does not apply, or where the applicant does not possess sufficient information to enable him to determine which sheriff court, if any, would by virtue of that sub-paragraph be an appropriate sheriff court, the sheriff court at Edinburgh.