Divorce Jurisdiction, Court Fees and Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 1983

1. Introductory Text

2. PART I Jurisdiction and Evidence in Divorce Actions

   1. 1. Sheriffs to have jurisdiction in respect of actions for divorce

   2. 2. Rule requiring corroboration not to apply in certain undefended actions for divorce

3. PART II Fees and Outlays in Relation to Legal Aid

   1. 3. Power of Secretary of State to make provision as to fees etc. in relation to legal aid

4. PART III Court Fees

   1. 4. Power of Secretary of State to regulate court fees

5. PART IV Supplemental

   1. 5. Finance

   2. 6. Minor and consequential amendments and repeals

   3. 7. Citation, commencement and extent

6. SCHEDULES

   1. SCHEDULE 1

      Minor and Consequential Amendments

      1. The Court of Session Act 1830 c. 69

         1. 1. In section 33 (which provides for the Court of Session...

         2. 2. In section 36 (which makes provision as to the sufficiency...

      2. The Conjugal Rights (Scotland) Amendment Act 1861 c. 86

         1. 3. In section 8 (which empowers the Lord Advocate to appear...

         2. 4. In section 9 (which empowers the Court to make provision...

         3. 5. In section 10 (which relates to the service of summonses...

      3. The Crofters Holdings (Scotland) Act 1886 c. 29

         1. 6. At the end of section 29 (which provides, among other...

      4. The Sheriff Courts (Scotland) Act 1907 c. 51

         1. 7. In section 40 (which relates to the power of the...

      5. The Administration of Justice (Scotland) Act 1933 c. 41

         1. 8. In paragraph (g) of section 16 (which relates to the...

      6. The Juries Act 1949 c. 27

         1. 9. In subsection (1) of section 26 (which provides for fees...

      7. The Summary Jurisdiction (Scotland) Act 1954 c. 48

         1. 10. In subsection (3) of section 76 (which relates to the...

      8. The Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 1967 c. 43

         1. 11. In subsection (7) of section 6 (which relates to the...

      9. The Sheriff Courts (Scotland) Act 1971 c. 58

         1. 12. In subsection (2A) of section 37 (which relates to remits...

      10. The Matrimonial Proceedings (Polygamous Marriages) Act 1972 c. 38

          1. 13. In subsection (2)(c) of section 2 (which makes provision for...

      11. The Legal Advice and Assistance Act 1972 c. 50

          1. 14. In subsection (3) of section 3 (which relates to the...

          2. 15. In section 4 (which relates to contributions from persons receiving...

          3. 16. In section 5 (which relates to the payment of charges...

          4. 17. In section 6 (which provides for certain provisions of the...

      12. The Domicile and Matrimonial Proceedings Act 1973 c. 45

          1. 18. In section 8 (which relates to the jurisdiction of the...

          2. 19. In paragraph 8 of Schedule 3 (which relates to the...

          3. 20. In paragraph 9(3) of the said Schedule the words "on...

      13. The Divorce (Scotland) Act 1976 c. 39

          1. 21. In subsection (1)(ii) of section 6 (which empowers the court...

          2. 22. In section 13(1) (which defines terms used in the Act),...

      14. The Matrimonial Homes (Family Protection) (Scotland) Act 1981 c. 59

          1. 23. In subsection (2) of section 13 (which relates to the...

      15. The Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1982 c. 27

          1. 24. In Schedule 14 (repeals) in the entry relating to the...

   2. SCHEDULE 2

      Enactments Repealed