Act of Sederunt (Chancery Procedure Rules 2006) Amendment (Vulnerable Witnesses (Scotland) Act 2004) 2007
This Act of Sederunt amends the Chancery Procedure Rules 2006. It gives the sheriff the same powers to deal with applications in relation to vulnerable witnesses, and the special measures that may be ordered in relation to vulnerable witnesses within the meaning of the Vulnerable Witnesses (Scotland) Act 2004 (“the 2004 Act”), that are held by the sheriff under Chapter 45 of the Ordinary Cause Rules in the First Schedule to the Sheriff Courts (Scotland) Act 1907.