Act of Sederunt (Rules of the Court of Session Amendment No.6 ) (Actions of harassment) 1997

• Citation: S.I. 1997/1527
• Sections: 2

Section 1 Citation and commencement

(1) This Act of Sederunt may be cited as the Act of Sederunt (Rules of the Court of Session Amendment No.6) (Actions of harassment) 1997 and shall come into force on 16th June 1997.

(2) This Act of Sederunt shall be inserted in the Books of Sederunt.

Section 2 Actions of harassment

(1) After Chapter 43 of the Rules of the Court of Session 1994 ( insert–

ACTIONS OF HARASSMENT

Application and interpretation of this Chapter

(43A.1) –

(1) This Chapter applies to an action of harassment within the meaning of section 8(2) of the 1997 Act .

(2) In this Chapter–

“the 1997 Act” means the Protection from Harassment Act 1997

“non-harassment order” means an order granted under section 8(5)(b)(ii) of the 1997 Act.

Procedure for variation or revocation of non-harassment order

(43A.2) An application under section 8(7) of the 1997 Act after final decree in an action of harassment for the variation or revocation of a non-harassment order shall be made by minute in the process of the action to which the application relates.