Act of Sederunt (Rules of the Court of Session 1994 Amendment) (Court Sittings) 2022

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.

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.

Amendment of the Rules of the Court of Session 1994

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.

CJM SUTHERLAND

Lord President

I.P.D.

Edinburgh

17th August 2022

Paragraph 2(2)(a)

SCHEDULE 1

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 2

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 3

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
Wednesday 23rd December 2024	Tuesday 30th December 2025	Wednesday 30th December 2026
Wednesday 30th December 2024

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)

2014 asp 18.

(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.