Statutory Instrument 1991 No. 1397 (S.132)

      Act of Sederunt (Messengers-at-Arms and Sheriff Officers Rules) 1991


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STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS

1991 No. 1397 (S.132)

COURT OF SESSION, SCOTLAND

SHERIFF COURT, SCOTLAND

Act of Sederunt (Messengers-at-Arms and Sheriff Officers Rules) 1991

Made 11th June 1991
Coming into force 15th July 1991


ARRANGEMENT OF RULES

PART I
Introductory
1.  Citation, commencement and revocation
2.  Interpretation
PART II
Qualification, Training and Examinations
3.  Qualification as officer of court
4.  Qualification as messenger-at-arms
5.  Training
6.  Examinations
PART III
Applications for commission
7.  Applications for recommendation for commission as messenger-at-arms
8.  Applications for commission as sheriff officer
PART IV
The Policy
9.  Caution and professional indemnity insurance
10.  Renewal of Policy
11.  Transitional provisions
PART V
Accounts
12.  Officers of court to keep accounts
13.  Accountant's certificate
PART VI
Official Functions and Extra-Official Activities
14.  Official functions
15.  Extra-official activities
16.  Applications for authorisation to collect debts not constituted by decree
PART VII
Registers of Officers of Court
17.  Keeping of registers
18.  Intimation of information by officers of court for registers
PART VIII
Reports and Investigations of Conduct of Officers of Court
19.  Reports and complaints
20.  Opportunity to officer of court to reply to allegation of misconduct
PART IX
Disciplinary Proceedings
21.  Disciplinary proceedings against messengers-at-arms
22.  Procedure in proceedings against messengers-at-arms
23.  Disciplinary proceedings against sheriff officers
24.  Procedure in proceedings against sheriff officers
25.  Remits of disciplinary proceedings
26.  Opportunity to officer of court to make representations where order considered under section 80(1) or (2) of the Act of 1987
27.  Appeals
28.  Suspension under particular rules
PART X
Miscellaneous
29.  Mandate to recover all debts in diligence
30.  Dealings in goods poinded or sold by virtue of diligence
31.  Official identity card.

SCHEDULES

  1.  Forms

  2.  Transitional Provisions

 

Explanatory Note


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