The Sheriff Courts (Scotland) Act 1971 (Privative Jurisdiction and Summary Cause) Order 1988

• Citation: S.I. 1988/1993
• Sections: 5

Section 1 Citation and commencement

This Order may be cited as the Sheriff Courts (Scotland) Act 1971 (Privative Jurisdiction and Summary Cause) Order 1988 and shall come into force on 30th November 1988.

Section 2 Variation in limit of privative jurisdiction of sheriff court

Section 31 of the Sheriff Courts (Scotland) Act 1971 shall be amended by substituting for the sum of five hundred pounds the sum of one thousand five hundred pounds.

Section 3 Variation in limit of summary cause

Paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) of section 35(1) of the Sheriff Courts (Scotland) Act 1971 shall be amended by substituting for the sum of one thousand pounds the sum of one thousand five hundred pounds.

Section 4 Supplementary provisions

The amendments made by articles 2 and 3 of this Order shall not apply in relation to any proceedings commenced before this Order comes into force.

Section 5 Revocations

The Sheriff Courts (Scotland) Act 1971 (Private Jurisdiction, etc. ) Order 1976 and the Sheriff Courts (Scotland) Act 1971 (Summary Cause) Order 1981 are hereby revoked.