PART 1 SScottish Civil Justice Council

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 Pt. 1: power to apply conferred (1.4.2015) by Tribunals (Scotland) Act 2014 (asp 10), ss. 65(2), 66(2), 83(2) (with Sch. 9 para. 8); S.S.I. 2015/116, art. 2

Functions and powers S

4 Court of Session to consider rules S

(1) The Court of Session must consider any draft civil procedure rules[F1 , draft fees rules] submitted to it by the Council and may—

(a) approve the rules,

(b) approve the rules with such modifications as it considers appropriate, or

(c) reject the rules.

(2) Where the Court of Session approves draft civil procedure rules[F2 , draft fees rules] (with or without modification) it must embody the approved rules in an act of sederunt.

(3) Nothing in this Part affects the powers of the Court of Session to prepare or make rules—

[F3 (a)] which relate to a matter in section 2(5).

[F4 (b) under section 105(1) or 106(1) of the Courts Reform (Scotland) Act 2014.]

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in s. 4(1) inserted (1.4.2015) by Courts Reform (Scotland) Act 2014 (asp 18), s. 138(2), Sch. 5 para. 31(3)(a); S.S.I. 2015/77, art. 2(2)(3), Sch.

F2 Words in s. 4(2) inserted (1.4.2015) by Courts Reform (Scotland) Act 2014 (asp 18), s. 138(2), Sch. 5 para. 31(3)(b); S.S.I. 2015/77, art. 2(2)(3), Sch.

F3 Words in s. 4(3) renumbered as s. 4(3)(a) (1.4.2015) by Courts Reform (Scotland) Act 2014 (asp 18), s. 138(2), Sch. 5 para. 31(3)(c)(i); S.S.I. 2015/77, art. 2(2)(3), Sch.

F4 S. 4(3)(b) inserted (1.4.2015) by Courts Reform (Scotland) Act 2014 (asp 18), s. 138(2), Sch. 5 para. 31(3)(c)(ii); S.S.I. 2015/77, art. 2(2)(3), Sch.

Commencement Information

I1 S. 4 in force at 28.5.2013 by S.S.I. 2013/124, art. 2 (with art. 3)