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ACT OF SEDERUNT (SHERIFF COURT ORDINARY CAUSE RULES) 1993 No.1956 (S.223)
As amended by Statutory Instruments 1996/2167 and 1996/2445, and Scottish Statutory Instruments 2000/239, 2000/408, 2001/8, 2001/144, 2002/7, 2002/128, 2002/560, 2003/25, 2003/26, 2004/197, 2004/350, 2005/20, 2005/189, 2005/638, 2005/648, 2006/198, 2006/207, 2006/293, 2006/410, 2006/509, 2007/6, 2007/339, 2007/440, 2007/463, 2008/121, 2008/223, 2008/365, 2009/107, 2009/164, 2009/284, 2009/285, 2009/294, 2009/402, 2010/120, 2010/279, 2010/324, 2010/340, 2010/416, 2011/193, 2011/289, 2011/386
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SCHEDULE 1
ARRANGEMENT OF ORDINARY CAUSE RULES
Initiation and progress of causes
Chapter 1 Citation, Interpretation, Representation and Forms
Chapter 2 Relief from compliance with rules
Chapter 3 Commencement of causes (for arrestments on the dependence made prior to 1 April 2008)
Chapter 3 Commencement of causes - (Actions lodged before 30 September 2010)
Chapter 3 Commencement of causes - (Actions lodged on or after 30 September 2010)
Chapter 5 Citation, service and intimation - (Actions lodged before 30 September 2010)
Chapter 5 Citation, service and intimation - (Actions lodged on or after 30 September 2010 and before 4 April 2011)
Chapter 5 Citation, service and intimation - (Actions lodged on or after 4 April 2011)
Chapter 6 Arrestment (for arrestments on the dependence made prior to 1 April 2008)
Chapter 6 Interim Diligence
Chapter 7 Undefended Causes
Chapter 8 Reponing
Chapter 9 Standard procedure in defended causes
Chapter 9a Documents and Witnesses
Chapter 10 Additional procedure
Chapter 11 The Process
Chapter 12 Interlocutors
Chapter 13 Party Minuter Procedure
Chapter 13 A Interventions by the Commission for Equality and Human Rights
Chapter 13B Interventions by the Scottish Commission for Human Rights
Chapter 14 Applications by Minute
Chapter 15 Motions
Chapter 16 Decrees by Default
Chapter 17 Summary Decrees
Chapter 18 Amendment of pleadings
Chapter 19 Counterclaims
Chapter 20 Third party procedure
Chapter 21 Documents founded on or adopted in pleadings
Chapter 22 Preliminary Pleas
Chapter 23 Abandonment
Chapter 24 Withdrawal of solicitors
Chapter 25 Minutes of Sist and Transference
Chapter 26 Transfer and Remit of causes
Chapter 27 Caution and Security
Chapter 28 Recovery of evidence - (Actions lodged before 4 April 2011)
Chapter 28 Recovery of evidence - (Actions lodged on or after 4 April 2011)
Chapter 28A Pre-Proof Hearing
Chapter 29 Proof
Chapter 30 Decrees, Extracts and Execution
Chapter 31 Appeals
Chapter 32 Taxation of expenses
Chapter 32A Live links
Special provisions in relation to particular causes
Chapter 33 Family actions - (Actions lodged before 1 January 2011)
Chapter 33 Family actions - (Actions lodged on or after 1 January 2011 and before 4 April 2011)
Chapter 33 Family actions - (Actions lodged on or after 4 April 2011)
Chapter 33 Family actions - (Actions lodged on or after 28 November 2011)
Chapter 33a Civil Partnership actions - (Actions lodged before 1 January 2011)
Chapter 33a Civil Partnership actions - (Actions lodged on or after 1 January 2011 and before 6 April 2011)
Chapter 33a Civil Partnership actions - (Actions lodged on or after 6 April 2011)
Chapter 33a Civil Partnership actions - (Actions lodged on or after 28 November 2011)
Chapter 33b Financial provision for former cohabitants
Chapter 34 Actions relating to heritable property (for actions commenced prior to 1 April 2008)
Chapter 34 Actions relating to heritable property - (for actions lodged on or after 1 April 2008 and before 30 September 2010)
Chapter 34 Actions relating to heritable property - (for actions lodged on or after 30 September 2010)
Chapter 35 Actions of multiplepoinding
Chapter 36 Actions of damages - (including Personal Injury Actions lodged before 29 July 2010)
Chapter 36 Actions of damages - (including Personal Injury Actions lodged on or after 29 July 2010)
Chapter 36 Actions of damages - (including Personal Injury Actions lodged on or after 28 November 2011)
Chapter 37 Causes under the Presumption of Death (Scotland) act 1977
Chapter 38 European Court
Chapter 39 Provisions in relation to curators ad litem
Chapter 40 Commercial actions
Chapter 41 Protection from Abuse (Scotland) Act 2001
Chapter 41A Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Act 2011
Chapter 42 Competition appeal tribunal
Chapter 43 Causes relating to Articles 81 and 82 of the treaty establishing the european community
Chapter 44 Equality Enactments - (actions lodged before 1 October 2010)
Chapter 44 The Equality Act 2010 - (actions lodged on or after 1 October 2010)
Chapter 45 Vulnerable Witnesses (Scotland) Act 2004
Chapter 46 Companies Act 2006
Chapter 47 Actions of division and sale and orders for division and/or sale of property - (for actions lodged on or after 28 November 2011)
Chapter 48 Reporting restrictions under the Contempt of Court Act 1981
Appendix 1 Forms
Appendix 2 Forms for extract decrees
Appendix 3 Schedule of Timetable under personal injuries procedure (Actions lodged on or after 2 November 2009)
Appendix 3 Schedule of Timetable under personal injuries procedure (Actions lodged on or after 29 July 2010)
Appendix 3 Schedule of Timetable under personal injuries procedure (Actions lodged on or after 28 November 2011)
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