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1.3.—(1) In this Act of Sederunt—
“the 2014 Act” means the Courts Reform (Scotland) Act 2014;
“advocate” means a practising member of the Faculty of Advocates;
“Chapter 7 procedure” has the meaning given by rule 7.1;
“Chapter 8 procedure” has the meaning given by rule 8.1;
“the Clerk” means the Clerk of the Sheriff Appeal Court;
“the Court” means the Sheriff Appeal Court;
“grounds of appeal” is to be construed in accordance with rule 6.2(2)(b);
“party litigant” has the meaning given by rule 4.1;
“procedural Appeal Sheriff” has the meaning given by paragraph 2(1) of schedule 1;
“procedural hearing” means a hearing under rule 7.9 or rule 29.13;
“sheriff court process” means—
the sheriff court process for the cause that is appealed to the Court; or
where the cause is recorded in an official book of the sheriff court, a copy of the record in that book certified by the sheriff clerk;
“sheriff’s note” means a note setting out the reasons for the decision appealed against;
“solicitor” means a person qualified to practise as a solicitor under section 4 of the Solicitors (Scotland) Act 1980(1);
“timetable” means a timetable in—
Form 7.2 issued under—
rule 6.12(5)(a);
rule 7.2(1); or
rule 7.3(4)(b); or
Form 29.5 issued under—
rule 29.5(1);
rule 29.6(6)(a); or
rule 29.6(7)(b).
(2) In relation to an application under section 69(1) or 71(2) of the 2014 Act—
“appeal” includes that application;
“appellant” includes the applicant;
“note of appeal” includes an application in Form 29.2 or Form 29.14.
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