2.—(1) 3 July 2023 is specified as the date at the end of which the following provisions of the schedule of the 2022 Act expire for the purposes of the proceedings mentioned in paragraph (2)—
(a)paragraph 6 (suspension of requirement for physical attendance in non-criminal proceedings: criminal trials and certain processes),
(b)paragraphs 8 and 9 (attending by electronic means: directions),
(c)paragraphs 10(c) and (d) (publication of directions and guidance),
(d)paragraph 11(1) (transitional provision for directions under earlier enactment) to the extent it relates to paragraphs 6(2), (4) and 8(1),
(e)paragraph 11(2) (transitional provision for general directions under earlier enactment) to the extent it relates to paragraph 9(1)(a),
(f)paragraph 12 (interpretation of Part), for the purposes of paragraphs 6, 8 and 9.
(2) The proceedings are those non-criminal proceedings—
(a)in the Court of Session,
(b)raised under the Ordinary Cause Rules 1993(1).
(3) 3 July 2023 is specified as the date at the end of which paragraph 24 (making of confiscation order: postponement due to coronavirus) of the schedule of the 2022 Act expires.
The Ordinary Cause Rules 1993 are in schedule 1 of the Sheriff Courts (Scotland) Act 1907 (c. 51). Schedule 1 was substituted by S.I. 1993/1956 and last amended by S.S.I. 2022/329.