Words in s. 16 repealed (5.11.1993) by 1993 c. 50, s. 1(1), Sch. 1 Pt. I Group1.

The text of ss. 2(3), 4, 5, 7–10, 13–16, 17(4), 19, 21, 22(1)(a)(b)(d), 24, Sch. 2 is in the form in which it was originally enacted: it was not reproduced in Statutes in Force and does not reflect any amendments or repeals which may have been made prior to 1.2.1991.

1971 c. 58.

http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1980/55/section/16Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1980An Act to make new provision for Scotland as respects the law relating to the qualification of jurors; to amend the law relating to jury service in Scotland; to make further provision for Scotland in respect of prior rights in the estates of deceased persons; to dispense with caution as regards certain executors-dative; to provide a procedure whereby an heir of provision may establish entitlement to act as trustee; to amend provisions of the Judicial Factors Act 1849 and the Trusts (Scotland) Act 1961 relating to the actings of judicial factors; to remove an obligation to preserve inventories of the estates of deceased persons in Scotland; to make further provision in respect of performance of the duties of sheriff principal; to amend the law relating to the jurisdiction and powers of the sheriff court; to empower Senators of the College of Justice to act as arbiters and oversmen in commercial disputes; to make further provision in respect of awards of compensation by the Lands Tribunal for Scotland; to remove the right of a vexatious litigant to appeal against a Lord Ordinary’s refusal to allow the institution of legal proceedings; to amend the law relating to the jurisdiction of the Court of Session in actions for reduction; to amend the provisions of the Licensing (Scotland) Act 1976 relating to liability for offences committed by clubs; to amend provisions of the Marriage (Scotland) Act 1977 relating to the validity of marriages; to amend the provisions of the Prescription and Limitation (Scotland) Act 1973 relating to limitation of actions; to amend the law relating to the constitution and powers of the Scottish Solicitors’ Discipline Tribunal; to make further provision as regards Scottish solicitors’ clients’ accounts; to enable amendments to be made to provisions of the Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 1967 relating to contributions from assisted persons; to make minor amendments to the Betting, Gaming and Lotteries Act 1963, the Lotteries and Amusements Act 1976 and the Licensing (Scotland) Act 1976; and for connected purposes.1981-01-01texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2024-10-15Expert Participation2024-08-28 Sheriff Court
16 Remit from sheriff court to Court of Session.

. . ., in section 37 of the Sheriff Courts (Scotland) Act 1971 (remits)—

(a)

in subsection (1)—

(i)

after the word “sheriff”, where it occurs for the second time, there shall be inserted “ —(a) ”; and

(ii)

at the end there shall be added the words—; (b)

may, subject to section 7 of the Sheriff Courts (Scotland) Act 1907, on the motion of any of the parties to the cause, if he is of the opinion that the importance or difficulty of the cause make it appropriate to do so, remit the cause to the Court of Session.

;

(b)

after subsection (2) there shall be inserted the following subsection—(2A)

In the case of any action in the sheriff court in relation to the custody of adoption of a child the sheriff may, of his own accord, at any stage remit the action to the Court of Session.

;

(c)

for subsection (3) there shall be substituted the following subsection—(3)

A decision—

(a)

to remit, or not to remit, under subsection (2A) above; or

(b)

to make, or not to make, a direction by virtue of paragraph (b) of, or the proviso to, subsection (2) above,

shall not be subject to review; but from a decision to remit, or not to remit, under subsection (1)(b) above an appeal shall lie to the Court of Session.

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