The Act Part 1 - Sheriff Courts Chapter 4 - Competence and jurisdiction
67.This chapter of Part 1 of the Act restates and updates the existing provisions of the Sheriff Courts (Scotland) Acts 1907 and 1971 concerning those actions and other applications that can competently be brought in the sheriff court and the competence and jurisdiction of that court. It makes certain additions to the range of actions that can competently be raised in the sheriff court in line with recommendations made by the Scottish Civil Courts Review and also makes fresh provision regarding the exclusive competence of the sheriff court. It specifies the competence and jurisdiction of the summary sheriff. The territorial jurisdiction of sheriffs is re-stated and extended to summary sheriffs.