Act of Sederunt (Sheriff Appeal Court Rules) 2015

Provisional orders: representations

6.7.—(1) Any person to whom a provisional procedural order under rule 6.6 has been intimated may make representations to the Court before that order becomes final.

(2) Representations are to be—

(a) made in Form 6.7;

(b) lodged within 14 days after the date of intimation of the provisional order.

(3) Representations must specify why, taking into account the matters in rule 6.6(3), it is not appropriate for the appeal to proceed in accordance with the provisional procedural order.

(4) If representations are made, the Clerk is to fix a hearing and intimate the time and date of that hearing to every person to whom the provisional order was intimated.

(5) At that hearing, the Court may—

(a) confirm the provisional procedural order; or

(b) recall the provisional procedural order and make an order appointing the appeal to the standard appeal procedure or the accelerated appeal procedure.

(6) If no representations are made in accordance with paragraph (2), the provisional procedural order becomes final.