Sheriff Courts Consignations (Scotland) Act 1893 (c. 44)

This Act may be cited as the Sheriff Courts Consignations (Scotland) Act 1893 and shall apply to Scotland only.

In this Act the expression “consignation” shall extend and apply to any sum of money received by any sheriff clerk for deposit or consignation in any cause or proceeding in the ordinary sheriff court, . . . F1 whether by order of court or otherwise, and shall include any sum of money lodged by way of caution or security in corroboration of any bond, civil or criminal. Textual Amendments F1 Words repealed by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1986 (c. 12) , s. 1(1) , Sch. 1 Pt. I Gp. 4 (1) This Act applies to the Sheriff Appeal Court as it applies to each sheriff court, subject to the following modifications. (2) References to the sheriff court or to the ordinary sheriff court are to be read as references to the Sheriff Appeal Court. (3) References to the sheriff principal are to be read as references to the President of the Sheriff Appeal Court. (4) References to the sheriff clerk or to the sheriff clerk of the sheriffdom are to be read as references to the Clerk of the Sheriff Appeal Court. (5) Section 3 has effect as if, for the words from “At” to “purpose” there is substituted “All consignations must be entered into a book kept at the office of the Clerk to the Sheriff Appeal Court for that purpose”. ] Textual Amendments F2 S. 2A inserted (1.1.2016) by The Courts Reform (Scotland) Act 2014 (Consequential and Supplemental Provisions) Order 2015 (S.S.I. 2015/402) , art. 1 , Sch. para. 1