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Sheriff Appeal Court Rules (Civil)

ACT OF SEDERUNT (SHERIFF APPEAL COURT RULES) 2015 SSI 2015/356

Revoked from 6 January 2022, subject to the saving and transitional provisions in rules 34.3 and 34.4 of the Act of Sederunt (Sheriff Appeal Court Rules) 2021

Part 1 Preliminary matters

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Chapter 1 - Citation, Commencement and Interpretation etc (?) (?) (?)	Download

Part 2 General provisions

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Chapter 2 - Relief for failure to comply (?) (?) (?)	Download
Chapter 3 - Sanctions for failure to comply (?) (?) (?)	Download
Chapter 4 - Representation and support (?) (?) (?)	Download
Chapter 5 - Intimation and lodging etc (?) (?) (?)	Download

Part 3 Initiation and progress of an appeal

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Chapter 6 - Initiation of an appeal (?) (?) (?)	Download
Chapter 7 - Standard appeal procedure (?) (?) (?)	Download

Part 4 Disposal of an appeal

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Chapter 8 - Refusal of appeal due to delay (?) (?) (?)	Download
Chapter 9 - Abandonment of appeal (?) (?) (?)	Download
Chapter 10 - Remit to the Court of Session (?) (?) (?)	Download
Chapter 11 - Applications for permission to appeal to the Court of Session (?) (?) (?)	Download

Part 5 Incidental procedure: Standard procedures

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Chapter 12 - Motions: General (?) (?) (?)	Download
Chapter 13 - Motions lodged by email (?) (?) (?)	Download
Chapter 14 - Motions lodged by other means (?) (?) (?)	Download
Chapter 15 - Minutes (?) (?) (?)	Download
Chapter 16 - Amendment of pleadings (?) (?) (?)	Download
Chapter 17 - Withdrawal of solicitors (?) (?) (?)	Download
Chapter 18 - Caution and security (?) (?) (?)	Download
Chapter 19 - Expenses (?) (?) (?)	Download
Chapter 19A - Qualified One-Way Costs Shifting (?) (?) (Actions lodged on or after 30 June 2021) (?)	Download

Part 6 Incidental procedure: Special procedures

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Chapter 20 - Devolution issues (?) (?) (?)	Download
Chapter 21 - Preliminary references to the CJEU (?) (?) (?)	Download
Chapter 22 - Interventions by CEHR and SCHR (?) (?) (?)	Download
Chapter 23 - Proof (?) (?) (?)	Download
Chapter 24 - Vulnerable witnesses (?) (?) (?)	Download
Chapter 25 - Use of live links (?) (?) (?)	Download
Chapter 26 - Reporting instructions (?) (?) (?)	Download

Part 7 Special appeal proceedings

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Chapter 27 - Accelerated appeal procedure (?) (?) (?)	Download
Chapter 28 - Application for new jury trial or to enter jury verdict (?) (?) (?)	Download
Chapter 29 - Appeals from summary causes (?) (?) (?)	Download
Chapter 30 - Appeals by stated case under Part 15 of the Children’s Hearings (Scotland) Act 2011 (?) (?) (?)	Download
Chapter 31- Appeals under Part 4 of the Age of Criminal Responsibility (Scotland) Act 2019 (?) (?) (Appeals lodged on or after 17 December 2021) (?)	Download

Schedule 1 Administrative provisions

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Schedule 01 - Administrative provisions (?) (?) (?)	Download

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See also Act of Sederunt (Electronic Authentication) 2016 (SSI No. 2016/306)

See also Act of Sederunt (Lay Representation for Non-Natural Persons) 2016 No. 243 which comes into force on 28 November 2016.

Procedural rules for applications to the court for permission for a lay representative to conduct proceedings on behalf of a non-natural person

A "non-natural person" means:

a company (whether incorporated in the United Kingdom or elsewhere);
a limited liability partnership;
any other partnership; or
an unincorporated association of persons.

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Sheriff Appeal Court Rules (Civil)

ACT OF SEDERUNT (SHERIFF APPEAL COURT RULES) 2015 SSI 2015/356

Revoked from 6 January 2022, subject to the saving and transitional provisions in rules 34.3 and 34.4 of the Act of Sederunt (Sheriff Appeal Court Rules) 2021

Part 1 Preliminary matters

Part 2 General provisions

Part 3 Initiation and progress of an appeal

Part 4 Disposal of an appeal

Part 5 Incidental procedure: Standard procedures

Part 6 Incidental procedure: Special procedures

Part 7 Special appeal proceedings

Schedule 1 Administrative provisions

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SSI's amending the rules
Scottish Statutory Instruments

SSI 2015/419
SSI 2016/194
SSI 2016/312
SSI 2016/315
SSI 2017/186
SSI 2019/74
SSI 2021/226
SSI 2021/452
SSI 2021/468
SSI 2022/135
SSI 2023/196

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Sheriff Appeal Court Rules (Civil)

ACT OF SEDERUNT (SHERIFF APPEAL COURT RULES) 2015 SSI 2015/356

Revoked from 6 January 2022, subject to the saving and transitional provisions in rules 34.3 and 34.4 of the Act of Sederunt (Sheriff Appeal Court Rules) 2021

Part 1 Preliminary matters

Part 2 General provisions

Part 3 Initiation and progress of an appeal

Part 4 Disposal of an appeal

Part 5 Incidental procedure: Standard procedures

Part 6 Incidental procedure: Special procedures

Part 7 Special appeal proceedings

Schedule 1 Administrative provisions

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SSI's amending the rules Scottish Statutory Instruments SSI 2015/419 SSI 2016/194 SSI 2016/312 SSI 2016/315 SSI 2017/186 SSI 2019/74 SSI 2021/226 SSI 2021/452 SSI 2021/468 SSI 2022/135 SSI 2023/196

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SSI 2015/419
SSI 2016/194
SSI 2016/312
SSI 2016/315
SSI 2017/186
SSI 2019/74
SSI 2021/226
SSI 2021/452
SSI 2021/468
SSI 2022/135
SSI 2023/196