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1SThe Court of Session Act 1821 is repealed.
Commencement Information
I1Sch. para. 1 in force at 30.1.2019 by S.S.I. 2018/368, reg. 2(o) (with reg. 3(1)(2))
2(1)The Courts of Law Fees (Scotland) Act 1895 is amended in accordance with this paragraph.S
(2)In section 3 (taxation of accounts in High Court of Justiciary)—
(a)the existing text becomes subsection (1),
(b)in that subsection—
(i)for “High Court of Justiciary”, in both places where it occurs, substitute “ relevant court ”,
(ii)for “said High Court” substitute “ relevant court ”,
(iii)for “auditor of the Court of Session” substitute “ relevant auditor of court ”,
(iv)for “regulations” substitute “ rules of court ”,
(v)for “actions in the Court of Session” substitute “ relevant civil proceedings ”,
(c)after that subsection insert—
“(2)In subsection (1)—
“relevant court” means—
the High Court of Justiciary, or
the Sheriff Appeal Court, when exercising its jurisdiction in criminal proceedings,
“relevant auditor of court” means—
where the relevant court is the High Court of Justiciary, the Auditor of the Court of Session,
where the relevant court is the Sheriff Appeal Court, the auditor of the Sheriff Appeal Court,
“relevant civil proceedings” means—
where the relevant court is the High Court of Justiciary, proceedings in the Court of Session,
where the relevant court is the Sheriff Appeal Court, civil proceedings in that Court.”.
(3)The title of section 3 becomes “ Taxation of accounts in criminal proceedings ”
Commencement Information
I2Sch. para. 2 in force at 30.1.2019 by S.S.I. 2018/368, reg. 2(o)
3SThe following provisions of the Administration of Justice (Scotland) Act 1933 are repealed—
(a)section 25(2),
(b)section 26,
(c)section 27(1),
(d)section 28.
Commencement Information
I3Sch. para. 3 in force at 30.1.2019 by S.S.I. 2018/368, reg. 2(o) (with reg. 3(1)(2))
4SIn the Solicitors (Scotland) Act 1980, in section 51(3) (complaints to the Scottish Solicitors' Discipline Tribunal), after paragraph (c) insert—
“(ca)the auditor of the Sheriff Appeal Court,”.
Commencement Information
I4Sch. para. 4 in force at 30.1.2019 by S.S.I. 2018/368, reg. 2(o)
5SIn the Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1990, section 36(4) is repealed.
Commencement Information
I5Sch. para. 5 in force at 30.1.2019 by S.S.I. 2018/368, reg. 2(o)
6SIn the Legal Profession and Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 2007, in section 2(2)(b) (receipt of complaints by Scottish Legal Complaints Commission: preliminary steps), after sub-paragraph (v) insert—
“(va)the auditor of the Sheriff Appeal Court,”.
Commencement Information
I6Sch. para. 6 in force at 30.1.2019 by S.S.I. 2018/368, reg. 2(o)
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