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We have listed below the Rules of Court which have been made during the last two years. The Acts of Sederunt and Acts of Adjournal are published on Legislation.gov.uk website and the title of the instrument is linked to the full text of the document, on that site. Rules of Court made more than two years ago are available on the Legislation.gov.uk web site under Scotland Legislation. Links are also provided to other Scottish Statutory Instruments which relate to court procedures.
A copy of the principal Rules of Court, as amended by subsequent Acts of Sederunt or Acts of Adjournal can be accessed at http://www.scotcourts.gov.uk/library/rules/index.asp.
We aim to have these versions of the Rules updated within two weeks of the commencement date of the amending order.
Note an Act of Sederunt is the legal name given to the procedural rules regulating various civil legal procedures in Scotland, for example, "Act of Sederunt (Small Claims Rules) 2002", which is commonly known as the "Small Claims Rules". An Act of Sederunt may also contain the styles of forms to be used.
An Act of Adjournal is the legal name given to the rules regulating criminal procedure in Scotland. An Act of Adjournal may also include the styles of forms to be used in criminal procedure.
Act of Sederunt (Actions for removing from heritable property) 2012
Act of Sederunt (Rules of the Court of Session Amendment No. 2) (Miscellaneous) 2012
Act of Adjournal (Criminal Procedure Rules Amendment) (Miscellaneous) 2012
Act of Sederunt (Fees of Shorthand Writers in the Sheriff Court) (Amendment) 2012
Act of Sederunt (Rules of the Court of Session Amendment) (Fees of Shorthand Writers) 2012
Act of Sederunt (Fees of Messengers-at-Arms) (Amendment) 2012
Act of Sederunt (Fees of Sheriff Officers) (Amendment) 2012
Act of Sederunt (Rules of the Court of Session Amendment No. 8) (Terrorism Prevention and Investigation Measures) 2011
Act of Sederunt (Fees of Sheriff Officers) (No. 2) 2011
Act of Sederunt (Fees of Messengers-at-Arms) (No. 2) 2011
Act of Adjournal (Amendment of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995) (Refixing diets) 2011
Act of Sederunt (Sanction for the Employment of Counsel in the Sheriff Court) 2011
Act of Sederunt (Fees of Solicitors and Witnesses in the Sheriff Court) (Amendment) 2011
Act of Sederunt (Rules of the Court of Session Amendment No. 7) (Taxation of Accounts and Fees of Solicitors) 2011
Act of Sederunt (Lands Valuation Appeal Court) 2011
Act of Sederunt (Contempt of Court in Civil Proceedings) 2011
Act of Adjournal (Criminal Procedure Rules Amendment No.7) (Double Jeopardy (Scoltland) Act 2011) 2011
Act of Sederunt (Sheriff Court Rules) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 3) 2011
Act of Sederunt (Rules of the Court of Session Amendment No. 6) (Miscellaneous) 2011
Act of Adjournal (Criminal Procedure Rules Amendment No.6) (Sexual Offences Prevention Order) 2011
Act of Sederunt (Regulation of Advocates) 2011
Act of Sederunt (Rules of the Court of Session Amendment No. 5) (Causes in the Inner House) 2011
Act of Adjournal (Criminal Procedure Rules Amendment No. 5) (Miscellaneous) 2011
Act of Sederunt (Sheriff Court Rules) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) 2011
Act of Sederunt (Rules of the Court of Session Amendment No. 4) (Miscellaneous) 2011 (SSI 2011)
Act of Adjournal (Criminal Procedure Rules Amendment No. 4) (Disclosure) 2011
Act of Adjournal (Criminal Procedure Rules Amendment No. 3) (Miscellaneous) 2011
Act of Sederunt (Sheriff Court Rules) (Miscellaneous Amendments) 2011
Rules Note relating to Scottish Statutory Instrument 2011 No. 193
Act of Sederunt (Jurisdiction in Respect of Parental Responsibility and Measures for the Protection of Children Rules) 2011
Rules Note relating to Scottish Statutory Instrument 2011 No.192 Linked to attached document -
Act of Sederunt (Valuation Appeal Rules Amendment) 2011
Act of Sederunt (Rules of the Court of Session Amendment No. 3) (Miscellaneous) 2011
Act of Adjournal (Criminal Procedure Rules Amendment No. 2) (Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007) 2011
Act of Sederunt (Fees of Shorthand Writers in the Sheriff Court) (Amendment) 2011
Act of Sederunt (Rules of the Court of Session Amendment No. 2) (Fees of Shorthand Writers) 2011
Act of Sederunt (Rules of the Court of Session Amendment) (Taxation of Accounts and Fees of Solicitors) 2011
Act of Sederunt (Fees of Solicitors in the Sheriff Court) (Amendment) 2011
Act of Sederunt (Fees of Messengers-at-Arms) 2011
Act of Sederunt (Fees of Sheriff Officers) 2011
Act of Adjournal (Criminal Procedure Rules Amendment) (Community Payback Orders) 2011
Act of Sederunt (Rules of the Court of Session Amendment No. 6) (Terrorist Asset-Freezing etc. Act 2010) 2010
Act of Adjournal (Criminal Procedure Rules Amendment No. 4) (Miscellaneous) 2010
Act of Sederunt (Rules of the Court of Session Amendment No. 5) (Miscellaneous) 2010
Act of Sederunt (Sheriff Court Rules) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) 2010
Rules Note relating to Scottish Statutory Instrument 2010 No.416 Linked to attached document -
Act of Adjournal (Criminal Procedure Rules Amendment No. 3) (Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission) 2010
Act of Sederunt (Sheriff Court Rules) (Equality Act 2010) 2010
Act of Sederunt (Sheriff Court Rules) (Enforcement of Securities over Heritable Property) 2010
Act of Sederunt (Lands Valuation Appeal Court) 2010
Act of Adjournal (Criminal Procedure Rules Amendment No. 2) (Presentation of Conviction Appeals in Writing) 2010
Act of Sederunt (Sheriff Court Rules) (Miscellaneous Amendments) 2010
Act of Sederunt (Rules of the Court of Session Amendment No. 4) (Miscellaneous) 2010
Act of Adjournal (Criminal Procedure Rules Amendment) (Miscellaneous) 2010
Act of Sederunt (Child Care and Maintenance Rules) Amendment (Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008) 2010
Act of Sederunt (Rules of the Court of Session Amendment No. 3) (Miscellaneous) 2010
Act of Sederunt (Ordinary Cause Rules) Amendment (Child Maintenance and Other Payments Act 2008) 2010
Act of Sederunt (Rules of the Court of Session Amendment No. 2) (Causes in the Inner House) 2010
Act of Sederunt (Rules of the Court of Session Amendment) (Transfer of Functions of the Asylum and Immigration Tribunal Order 2010) 2010
Justice of the Peace Courts (Sheriffdom of South Strathclyde, Dumfries and Galloway) etc. Amendment Order 2010
Act of Sederunt (Registration Appeal Court) 2010