2007 No. 233

SHERIFF COURT

Act of Sederunt (Summary Applications, Statutory Applications and Appeals etc. Rules) Amendment (Animal Welfare Act 2006) 2007

Made

Coming into force

The Lords of Council and Session, under and by virtue of the powers conferred by section 32 of the Sheriff Courts (Scotland) Act 19711, and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, having approved draft rules submitted to them by the Sheriff Court Rules Council in accordance with section 34 of that Act, do hereby enact and declare:

Citation and commencement1

1

This Act of Sederunt may be cited as the Act of Sederunt (Summary Applications, Statutory Applications and Appeals etc. Rules) Amendment (Animal Welfare Act 2006) 2007 and shall come into force on 26th March 2007.

2

This Act of Sederunt shall be inserted in the Books of Sederunt.

Amendment of Summary Application Rules2

1

The Act of Sederunt (Summary Applications, Statutory Applications and Appeals etc. Rules) 19992 shall be amended in accordance with the following sub paragraphs.

2

After rule 3.32.2(1)(b) (seizure orders: interim)3 there shall be inserted the following:–

or

c

section 48(9) of the Animal Welfare Act 20064,

3

After rule 3.32.3(b) (interim orders pending appeal)5 there shall be inserted the following:–

or

c

section 49(5) of the Animal Welfare Act 2006,

A C HAMILTONLord President I.P.D.Edinburgh

(This note is not part of the Act of Sederunt)

This Act of Sederunt amends Part XXXII of the Summary Application Rules in the sheriff court to include applications for interim orders where a seizure order is made under the Animal Welfare Act 2006.