Act of Sederunt (Solicitor and Client Accounts in the Sheriff Court) 1992

Statutory Instruments

1992 No. 1434 (S.141)

SHERIFF COURT, SCOTLAND

Act of Sederunt (Solicitor and Client Accounts in the Sheriff Court) 1992

Made

16th June 1992

Laid before Parliament

29th June 1992

Coming into force

20th July 1992

The Lords of Council and Session, under and by virtue of the powers conferred on them by section 32 of the Sheriff Courts (Scotland) Act 1971((1)) and by section 40 of the Sheriff Courts (Scotland) Act 1907((2)) and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, having consulted the Sheriff Court Rules Council in terms of section 32(3) of the Sheriff Courts (Scotland) Act 1971, do hereby enact and declare:

(1)

1971 c. 58; section 32 was amended by paragraph 12 of Schedule 2 to the Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1985 (c. 73) and by section 2(4) of the Civil Evidence (Scotland) Act 1988 (c. 32); and was extended by sections 18A and 34A of the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 (c. 49) (inserted by sections 66 and 78 of the Children Act 1975 (c. 72)), section 15(1) of the Presumption of Death (Scotland) Act 1977 (c. 27), and section 97 of the Debtors (Scotland) Act 1987 (c. 18).

(2)

7 Edw 7 c. 51; section 40 was amended by the Secretaries of State Act 1926 S.I. (3); the Administration of Justice (Scotland) Act 1933, Schedule, and by the Divorce Jurisdiction, Court Fees and Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 1983, Schedule 1 paragraph 7 and Schedule 2. See the Statutory Instruments Act 1946 section 5(2).