1.—(1) This Act of Sederunt may be cited as the Act of Sederunt (Messengers-at-Arms and Sheriff Officers Rules) 1988 and shall come into force as follows:—
(a)all rules except rules 11, 12, 14 and 15 on 30th November 1988;
(b)rules 11 and 12 on 30th January 1989; and (c) rules 14 and 15 on 6th April 1989.
(2) Rules 47 to 62 of the Rules of the Court of Session (Messenger-at-Arms)(1)are hereby revoked.
(3) This Act of Sederunt shall be inserted in the Books of Sederunt.
2. In these Rules, unless the context otherwise requires “the Act of 1987” means the Debtors (Scotland) Act 1987; “the Lyon clerk” means the clerk to the Lord Lyon; “the Lord Lyon” means the Lord Lyon King of Arms; “the Lord President” means the Lord President of the Court of Session; “regional sheriff clerk” means a sheriff clerk appointed by the Secretary of State to be a regional sheriff clerk; “the sheriff clerk” means the sheriff clerk of the sheriff court in which the application for a commission as a sheriff officer was granted; “the Society” means the Society of Messengers-at-Arms and Sheriff Officers.
S.I. 1965/321