Sheriff Courts (Scotland) Act 1907

Form of interventionS

[F113A.4.(1)An intervention by a statutory intervener is to be by way of a written submission which (including any appendices) does not exceed 5000 words.

(2)The statutory intervener must lodge the submission and send a copy of it to all the parties by such time as the sheriff may direct.

(3)The sheriff may in exceptional circumstances—

(a)allow a longer written submission to be made;

(b)direct that an oral submission is to be made.

(4)Where a diet is fixed pursuant to paragraph (3)(b), the sheriff clerk is to give written intimation of the diet to the statutory intervener and all the parties.]