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Act of Sederunt (Messengers-at-Arms and Sheriff Officers Rules) 1988

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13.—(1) Where a person is in practice as an officer of court on the date on which these Rules come into force, the following paragraphs of this rule shall apply in the application of rules 9 to 12 above.

(2) Within 30 days after—

(a)the expiry of the bond of caution current on the date on which these rules come into force; or

(b)where more than one bond of caution has been obtained and is current on the date on which these Rules come into force, the date on which the first bond expires, the officer of court shall send a bond of caution as required under rule 9 above to the sheriff principal of the sheriffdom in which his first current commission as a sheriff officer was granted.

(3) Within two months after the coming into force of rule 11 above, the officer of court shall lodge a premium receipt in respect of a policy for professional indemnity insurance as required by that rule to the regional sheriff clerk of the sheriffdom in which his first current commission as a sheriff officer was granted.

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