All summonses before the Court of Session may proceed on seven days warning or induciæ where the defender is within Scotland, unless in Orkney and Shetland or in any other island of Scotland, and fourteen days where he is in Orkney or Shetland or such other island, or furth of Scotland, in place of the longer induciæ required by the present practice, and such shorter induciæ shall also be competent and sufficient in respect to all other letters passing Her Majesty’s signet bearing a citation, charge, publication, or service against persons within or furth of Scotland respectively, and in respect to all edictal charges upon decrees and registered protests: Provided always, that in all cases where any shorter induciæ than the induciæ above mentioned are at present sufficient, such shorter induciæ shall continue to be sufficient after the passing of this Act.
[F1(2)Nothing in this section shall apply to a charge for payment.]
Textual Amendments
F1S. 14(2) added (S.) by Debtors (Scotland) Act 1987 (c. 18, SIF 45:2), s. 108, Sch. 6 para. 6, Sch. 7 paras. 5, 9(1)
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1Section 14 in so far as it relates to summonses and petitions repealed (S.) by Court of Session Act 1988 (c. 36, SIF 36:1), s. 52(2), Sch. 2 Pt. I