Act of Sederunt (Debt Arrangement and Attachment (Scotland) Act 2002) Amendment (Vulnerable Witnesses (Scotland) Act 2004) 2007
This Act of Sederunt amends the rules of procedure for applications in the sheriff court under the Debt Arrangement and Attachment (Scotland) Act 2002. 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 of the Sheriff Courts (Scotland) Act 1907.