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Scottish Statutory Instruments
2022 No. 250
Court Of Session
Act of Sederunt (Rules of the Court of Session 1994 Amendment) (Court Sittings) 2022
Made
17th August 2022
Laid before the Scottish Parliament
19th August 2022
Coming into force in accordance with paragraph 1(2) and (3)
The Court of Session makes this Act of Sederunt under the powers conferred by section 103(1) of the Courts Reform (Scotland) Act 2014(1) and all other powers enabling it to do so.
Citation and commencement, etc.S
1.—(1) This Act of Sederunt may be cited as the Act of Sederunt (Rules of the Court of Session 1994 Amendment) (Court Sittings) 2022.
(2) Subject to sub-paragraph (3), it comes into force on 1st January 2024.
(3) Paragraph 2(2)(b) and schedule 2 come into force on 6th January 2024.
(4) A certified copy is to be inserted in the Books of Sederunt.
Commencement Information
I1Para. 1 in force at 1.1.2024, see para. 1(2)
Amendment of the Rules of the Court of Session 1994S
2.—(1) Chapter 10 (court sittings) of the Rules of the Court of Session 1994(2) is amended in accordance with this paragraph.
(2) In rule 10.3 (holiday dates, periods and vacation sitting days)(3)—
(a)in the definition of “public holiday”, for the Table substitute the Table in schedule 1;
(b)in the definition of “vacation”, for the Table substitute the Table in schedule 2;
(c)in the definition of “vacation sitting day”, for the Table substitute the Table in schedule 3.
Commencement Information
I2Para. 2(1)(2)(a)(c) in force at 1.1.2024, see para. 1(2)
I3Para. 2(2)(b) in force at 6.1.2024, see para. 1(3)
CJM SUTHERLAND
Lord President
I.P.D.
Edinburgh
Paragraph 2(2)(a)
SCHEDULE 1S
Commencement Information
I4Sch. 1 in force at 1.1.2024, see para. 1(2)
Table
| 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Monday 1st January 2024 | Wednesday 1st January 2025 | Thursday 1st January 2026 |
| Tuesday 2nd January 2024 | Thursday 2nd January 2025 | Friday 2nd January 2026 |
| Friday 29th March 2024 | Monday 14th April 2025 | Friday 3rd April 2026 |
| Monday 1st April 2024 | Friday 18th April 2025 | Monday 6th April 2026 |
| Monday 15th April 2024 | Monday 21st April 2025 | Monday 20th April 2026 |
| Monday 6th May 2024 | Monday 5th May 2025 | Monday 4th May 2026 |
| Monday 20th May 2024 | Monday 19th May 2025 | Monday 18th May 2026 |
| Monday 16th September 2024 | Monday 15th September 2025 | Monday 21st September 2026 |
| Monday 2nd December 2024 | Monday 1st December 2025 | Monday 30th November 2026 |
| The afternoon of Tuesday 24th December 2024 | The afternoon of Wednesday 24th December 2025 | The afternoon of Thursday 24th December 2026 |
| Wednesday 25th December 2024 | Thursday 25th December 2025 | Friday 25th December 2026 |
| Thursday 26th December 2024 | Friday 26th December 2025 | Monday 28th December 2026; |
Paragraph 2(2)(b)
SCHEDULE 2S
Commencement Information
I5Sch. 2 in force at 6.1.2024, see para. 1(3)
Table
| First column | Second column |
|---|---|
| Saturday 23rd March 2024 | Friday 5th April 2024 |
| Saturday 21st December 2024 | Friday 3rd January 2025 |
| Saturday 12th April 2025 | Friday 25th April 2025 |
| Saturday 20th December 2025 | Monday 5th January 2026 |
| Saturday 28th March 2026 | Friday 10th April 2026 |
| Saturday 19th December 2026 | Tuesday 5th January 2027; |
Paragraph 2(2)(c)
SCHEDULE 3S
Commencement Information
I6Sch. 3 in force at 1.1.2024, see para. 1(2)
Table
| 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Wednesday 3rd January 2024 | Wednesday 16th April 2025 | Wednesday 1st April 2026 |
| Wednesday 27th March 2024 | Wednesday 23rd April 2025 | Wednesday 8th April 2026 |
| Wednesday 3rd April 2024 | Tuesday 23rd December 2025 | Wednesday 23rd December 2026 |
| [F1Monday 23rd December 2024] | Tuesday 30th December 2025 | Wednesday 30th December 2026 |
| [F2Monday 30th December 2024] |
Textual Amendments
F1Words in sch. 3 Table substituted (31.3.2023) by Act of Sederunt (Rules of the Court of Session 1994 Amendment) (Court Sittings) 2023 (S.S.I. 2023/57), paras. 1(2), 3(2)(a)
F2Words in sch. 3 Table substituted (31.3.2023) by Act of Sederunt (Rules of the Court of Session 1994 Amendment) (Court Sittings) 2023 (S.S.I. 2023/57), paras. 1(2), 3(2)(b)
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Act of Sederunt)
This Act of Sederunt amends the Rules of the Court of Session 1994 to set out the public holidays, vacation periods and vacation sitting days of the Court of Session up to the end of the 2026 winter vacation.
(1)
(2)
The Rules of the Court of Session 1994 are in schedule 2 of the Act of Sederunt (Rules of the Court of Session 1994) 1994 (S.I. 1994/1443), last amended by S.S.I. 2022/135. Chapter 10 was substituted by S.S.I. 2017/414 and last amended by S.S.I. 2021/153.
(3)
Rule 10.3 was last amended by S.S.I. 2021/153. The Tables were substituted by S.S.I. 2019/227.
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