23.10.—(1) If by virtue of any enactment the sheriff, without a new action being initiated, may order that–
(a)a decree granted be varied, discharged or rescinded; or
(b)the execution of that decree in so far as it has not already been executed be sisted or suspended,
the party requesting the sheriff to make such an order must do so by lodging a minute to that effect, setting out briefly the reasons for the application.
(2) On the lodging of such a minute by the pursuer, the sheriff clerk must grant warrant for service upon the defender (provided that the pursuer has returned the extract decree).
(3) On the lodging of such a minute by the defender, the sheriff clerk must grant warrant for service upon the pursuer ordaining him to return the extract decree and may, where appropriate, grant interim sist of execution of the decree.
(4) Subject to paragraph (5), the minute shall not be heard in court unless seven days' notice of the minute and warrant has been given to the other parties by the party lodging the minute.
(5) The sheriff may, on cause shown, alter the period of seven days referred to in paragraph (4) but may not reduce it to less than two days.
(6) This rule shall not apply to any proceedings under the Debtors (Scotland) Act 1987(1) or to proceedings which may be subject to the provisions of that Act.