Amendment of the Ordinary Cause Rules
2.—(1) The Ordinary Cause Rules in Schedule 1 to the Sheriff Courts (Scotland) Act 1907(1) are amended in accordance with sub paragraphs (2) and (3).
(2) In rule 27.5 (cautioners and guarantors) for the words from “obtained” to the end substitute “shall be given only by a person who is an ‘authorised person’ within the meaning of section 31 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000(2)”.
(3) In rule 27.6(2) (form of bonds of caution and other securities) for the words from “by” to the end substitute “by a person shall state whether that person is an ‘authorised person’ within the meaning of section 31 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000”.