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11No jury trial in civil actions in sheriff court
(1)It shall not be competent to appoint a civil action to be tried before a jury in the sheriff court; and accordingly—
(a)in the [1907 c. 51.] Sheriff Courts (Scotland) Act 1907—
(i)section 31 (jury trial in sheriff court) shall cease to have effect; and
(ii)in Schedule 1 (rules for regulating procedure in the ordinary courts), rules 133 to 150 shall cease to have effect; and
(b)section 6 of the [1913 c. 28.] Sheriff Courts (Scotland) Act 1913 (procedure at jury trials) shall cease to have effect.
(2)Subsection (1) above, and Schedule 3 to this Act in so far as that Schedule relates to—
(a)sections 3, 27(D) and 31 and rules 133 to 150 of the Sheriff Courts (Scotland) Act 1907 ;
(b)section 2 of the [1910 c. 31.] Jury Trials Amendment (Scotland) Act 1910;
(c)section 6 of the Sheriff Courts (Scotland) Act 1913 ;
(d)section 2 of the [1958 c. 61.] Interest on Damages (Scotland) Act 1958:
(e)section 1 of the [1971 c. 31.] Interest on Damages (Scotland) Act 1971; or
(f)section 40, and the reference thereto in section 41, of the [1971 c. 58.] Sheriff Courts (Scotland) Act 1971,
have no effect as regards any action which the sheriff has, before the coming into force of this section, appointed to be tried before a jury.
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