2.7—(1) Subject to paragraph (2), a warrant for citation, intimation or arrestment on the dependence may be signed by the sheriff or sheriff clerk.
(2) A warrant containing a period of notice shorter than the period of notice to be given to a defender under rule 3.6(1)(a) or (b), as the case may be, of the Ordinary Cause Rules or any other warrant which the sheriff clerk may not sign, shall be signed by the sheriff.
(3) Where the sheriff clerk refuses to sign a warrant which he may sign, the party presenting the summary application may apply to the sheriff for the warrant.
(4) Where citation is necessary–
(a)the warrant of citation shall, subject to paragraph (5), be in Form 2; and
(b)citation shall, subject to paragraph (7) and rule 2.13 (service where address of person is not known), be in Form 3.
(5) Where a time to pay direction under the Debtors (Scotland) Act 1987 M1 may be applied for by the defender, the warrant of citation shall be in Form 4.
(6) Where a warrant of citation in accordance with Form 4 is appropriate, there shall be served on the defender (with the initial writ and warrant) a notice in Form 5.
(7) Where a time to pay direction under the Debtors (Scotland) Act 1987 may be applied for by the defender, citation shall be in Form 6 which shall be attached to a copy of the initial writ and warrant of citation.
(8) Where citation is necessary, the certificate of citation shall be in Form 7 which shall be attached to the initial writ.
(9) Where citation is by a sheriff officer, one witness shall be sufficient for the execution of citation.
(10) Where citation is by a sheriff officer, the certificate of citation shall be signed by the sheriff officer and the witness and shall state–
(a)the method of citation; and
(b)where the method of citation was other than personal or postal citation, the full name and designation of any person to whom the citation was delivered.
(11) Where citation is executed under paragraph (3) of rule 2.11 (depositing or affixing by sheriff officer), the certificate shall include a statement–
(a)of the method of service previously attempted;
(b)of the circumstances which prevented such service being executed; and
(c)that a copy of the document was sent in accordance with the provisions of paragraph (4) of that rule.