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1Citation and commencement, etc.#
(1)This Act of Sederunt may be cited as the Act of Sederunt (Summary Cause Rules 2002 Amendment) (Domestic Abuse (Protection) (Scotland) Act 2021) 2026.
(2)It comes into force on 5th October 2026.
(3)A certified copy is to be inserted in the Books of Sederunt.
2Amendment of the Summary Cause Rules 2002#
(1)The Summary Cause Rules 2002 are amended in accordance with this paragraph.
(2)In rule 4.1 (form of summons), in paragraph (2), after “3,” insert “3za, 3zb,”.
(3)In rule 23.6 (extract of decree), in paragraph (3)(b), for “28k” substitute “28l”.
(4)In Appendix 1 (forms)—
(a)after Form 3 (form of claim in a summons for recovery of possession of heritable property), insert Form 3za (form of claim in a summons in proceedings for recovery of possession on the ground set out in paragraph 15A of schedule 2 of the Housing (Scotland) Act 2001) and Form3zb (form of claim in a summons in proceedings for termination of joint tenant’s interest on the ground set out in paragraph 15A of schedule 2 of the Housing (Scotland) Act 2001), as set out in schedule 1 of this Act of Sederunt;
(b)after Form 28k (form of extract decree – dismissal), insert Form 28l (form of extract decree in proceedings for recovery of possession or termination of joint tenant’s interest on the ground set out in paragraph 15A of schedule 2 of the Housing (Scotland) Act 2001) as set out in schedule 2 of this Act of Sederunt.
Schedule 1
Schedule 2
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