This Act of Sederunt amends rules applying to certain sheriff court actions.

Paragraph 2 amends the Summary Application Rules to provide a new form of warrant of citation and citation in respect of actions for enforcement of securities over residential property. Paragraph 2(3) provides that where a party has been represented by a solicitor, service or intimation may be made to such party’s solicitor and will be held as being notice to the party.

Paragraph 3 amends the Summary Cause Rules to provide a new form of extract decree in actions for recover of possession of heritable property (non-payment of rent) other than those pursued under the Housing (Scotland) Act 2001.

Paragraphs 4 and 5 make minor amendments to terminology in the Ordinary Cause Rules and the Act of Sederunt (Child Care and Maintenance Rules) 1997 in consequence of the Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012.

Paragraphs 6 and 7 make minor corrections to certain rules of the sheriff court.

Paragraph 8 contains a saving provision.

The Act of Sederunt comes into force on 27th May 2013.