Act of Sederunt (Ordinary Cause Rules 1993 Amendment) (Judgments) 2026

Explanatory note

Reproduced verbatim from the instrument as published on legislation.gov.uk (Crown Copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0). The note is prepared by the responsible government department and is not part of the instrument itself.

This Act of Sederunt amends Chapter 12 (interlocutors) of the Ordinary Cause Rules 1993 to make provision for the form of a note required under rules 12.3 or 12.4.

Paragraph 2(2) amends the spelling of “extempore” to “ex tempore” wherever it appears in Chapter 12.

Paragraph 2(3) amends rules 12.3 and 12.4 to require the use of new Form O7ZA (form of judgment) when the sheriff issues an ex tempore or reserved judgment.

Paragraph 2(4) prescribes new Form O7ZA.