Act of Sederunt (Rules of the Court of Session 1994, Sheriff Appeal Court Rules and Sheriff Court Rules Amendment) (Reporting Restrictions) 2020

Amendment of the Ordinary Cause Rules 1993

4.—(1) The Ordinary Cause Rules 1993(1) are amended in accordance with this paragraph.

(2) In Chapter 48 (reporting restrictions)(2)—

(a) in rule 48.2 (interim orders: notification to interested persons)—

(i) for the heading substitute “Interim orders”;

(ii) in paragraph (1) for “may” substitute “must first”;

(iii) in paragraph (2) omit “Where the court makes an interim order,”;

(b) in rule 48.3 (interim orders: representations)—

(i) for the heading substitute “Representations”;

(ii) omit paragraph (1).

(1)

The Ordinary Cause Rules 1993 are in schedule 1 of the Sheriff Courts (Scotland) Act 1907 (c.51). Schedule 1 was substituted by S.I. 1993/1956 and last amended by S.S.I. 2019/123.

(2)

Chapter 48 was inserted by S.S.I. 2011/386 and substituted by S.S.I. 2015/85.