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

PART IINTRODUCTORY

1Citation, commencement and revocation

2Interpretation

PART IIQUALIFICATIONS, TRAINING AND EXAMINATIONS

3Qualifications as officer of court

4Qualifications as messenger-at-arms

PART IIIAPPLICATIONS FOR COMMISSION

7Applications for recommendation for commission as messenger-at-arms

8Application for commission as sheriff officer

PART IVCAUTION AND PROFESSIONAL INDEMNITY INSURANCE

9Bonds of caution

10Renewals of bonds of caution

11Policies for professional indemnity insurance

12Renewals of professional indemnity insurance

13Transitional provisions

14Officers of court to keep accounts

15Accountant’s certificate

PART VIOFFICIAL FUNCTIONS AND EXTRA-OFFICIAL ACTIVITIES

16Official functions

17Extra-official activities

18Applications for authorisation to collect debts not constituted by decree

PART VIIREGISTERS OF OFFICERS OF COURT

19Keeping of registers

20Intimation of information by officers of court for registers

PART VIIIREPORTS AND INVESTIGATIONS OF CONDUCT OF OFFICERS OF COURT

21Reports and complaints

22Opportunity to officer of court to reply to allegation of misconduct

PART IXDISCIPLINARY PROCEEDINGS

23Disciplinary proceedings against messengers-at-arms

24Procedure in proceedings against messengers-at-arms

25Disciplinary proceedings against sheriff officers

26Procedure in proceedings against sheriff officers

27Remits of disciplinary proceedings

28Opportunity to officer of court to make representations where order considered under section 80(1) and (2) of the Act of 1987

PART XMISCELLANEOUS

30Mandate to recover debt in diligence

31Dealings in goods poinded or sold by virtue of diligence

1988 No. 2097 (S.204)

COURT OF SESSION, SCOTLAND

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

Made29th November 1988

Coming into force

All rules except rules 11, 12, 14 and 1530th November 1988

rules 11 and 1230th January 1989

rules 14 and 156th April 1989

The Lords of Council and Session, under and by virtue of the powers conferred on them by section 75 of the Debtors (Scotland) Act 19871and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, do hereby enact and declare: