The Civil Litigation (Expenses and Group Proceedings) (Scotland) Act 2018 (Commencement No. 1, Transitional and Saving Provisions) Regulations 2018

Appointed day

2.  30 January 2019 is the day appointed for the coming into force of the following provisions of the 2018 Act—

(a) section 4(1) and (2) (power to cap success fees),

(b) section 5 (power to exclude specified descriptions of civil proceedings from success fee agreements),

(c) section 6(8) (power to vary sums specified in section 6(5)(a) and (b)),

(d) section 7(3) and (4) (power to make further provision about success fee agreements),

(e) section 12(1), (3) and (4) (minor and consequential modifications of the Courts Reform (Scotland) Act 2014(1)),

(f) section 14 (auditors of court),

(g) section 15 (temporary auditor of the Court of Session),

(h) section 16 (auditors’ functions),

(i) section 17 (auditors unable to tax account),

(j) section 18 (guidance),

(k) section 19 (reports),

(l) section 20(7) and (8) (group proceedings),

(m) section 21 (group procedure: rules),

(n) section 22 (group proceedings: further provision), and

(o) the schedule (auditors of court: modification of enactments).

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2014 asp 18.