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Civil Litigation (Expenses and Group Proceedings) (Scotland) Act 2018

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PART 5REVIEW OF OPERATION OF ACT

23Review of operation of Act

(1)The Scottish Ministers must, as soon as practicable after the end of the 5 year period, review the operation of—

(a)Parts 1 to 3,

(b)Part 4,

and lay before the Scottish Parliament a report on that review.

(2)The report on the review of Parts 1 to 3 must, in particular, contain information about the effect of the operation of section 8 on access to justice and the administration of Scottish courts.

(3)The report on the review of Part 4 must, in particular, contain information about the effect of the operation of section 20 on access to justice and the administration of Scottish courts.

(4)Each report must include a statement by the Scottish Ministers setting out—

(a)whether they intend to bring forward proposals to modify any provision of this Act, and

(b)where no such proposals are to be brought forward, their reasons for not doing so.

(5)The Scottish Ministers must, as soon as practicable after a report has been laid before the Parliament, publish the report in such a manner as they consider appropriate.

(6)In this section, “the 5 year period” means the period of 5 years beginning with—

(a)in the case of the review of Parts 1 to 3, the day of Royal Assent,

(b)in the case of the review of Part 4, the day on which the first act of sederunt under section 21(1) comes into force.

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