(1) This Act of Sederunt may be cited as the Act of Sederunt (Rules of the Court of Session Amendment No. 9) (Solicitors and Notaries Public) 1997 and shall come into force on 23rd December 1997.
(2) This Act of Sederunt shall be inserted in the Books of Sederunt.
S.I. 1997/3059
Act of Sederunt (Rules of the Court of Session Amendment No. 9) (Solicitors and Notaries Public) 1997 (S.I. 1997/3059)
This Act of Sederunt amends the Rules of the Court of Session 1994 so as to provide a further exception to the requirement that a petition presented to the court must be signed by counsel or by some other person having a right of audience. In petitions by the Council of the Law Society of Scotland for a person’s admission as a solicitor or notary public (or both) it is to suffice that signature be by an officer of the Society, authorised to sign by the Council.
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In rule 4.2 (signature of documents) of the Rules of the Court of Session 1994( after sub-paragraph (d) (but before the word “and” which immediately follows that sub-paragraph) insert—
(dd) a petition by the Council of the Law Society of Scotland for a person’s admission as (either or both)—
(i) a solicitor;
(ii) a notary public,
may be signed by any officer of the Society who is authorised by the Council to do so;
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