The Act of Sederunt (Summary Applications, Statutory Applications and Appeals etc. Rules Amendment) (Policing and Crime Act 2009) 2013 was made by the court on 12th August 2013 and will come into force on the 1st October 2013.

This Act of Sederunt amends the Summary Application Rules in consequence of the amendments made to the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 by the Policing and Crime Act 2009. In particular, it inserts new rule 3.19.20A, which provides for applications to the sheriff under section 127N of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (Discharge, variation and lapse of detention order) to be made by minute in the process of the application to extend the detention order.

It also inserts rule 3.19.20B, which specifies the procedure for appealing to the Court of Session under sections 127O (appeals against further detention or discharge or variation of detention order) and 131C (appeals in relation to property seized under section 131A).

The Act of Sederunt comes into force on 1st October 2013, which is the same date that the relevant provisions of the Policing and Crime Act 2009 come into force.

The Act of Sederunt (Summary Applications, Statutory Applications and Appeals etc. Rules Amendment) (Policing and Crime Act 2009) 2013 can be accessed here.