
1 
This Order may be cited as the Sheriff Courts (Scotland) Act 1971 (Privative Jurisdiction and Summary Cause) Order 1988 and shall come into force on 30th November 1988.
2 
Section 31 of the Sheriff Courts (Scotland) Act 1971 shall be amended by substituting for the sum of five hundred pounds the sum of one thousand five hundred pounds.
3 
Paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) of section 35(1) of the Sheriff Courts (Scotland) Act 1971 shall be amended by substituting for the sum of one thousand pounds the sum of one thousand five hundred pounds.
4 
The amendments made by articles 2 and 3 of this Order shall not apply in relation to any proceedings commenced before this Order comes into force.
5 
The Sheriff Courts (Scotland) Act 1971 (Private Jurisdiction, etc.) Order 1976 and the Sheriff Courts (Scotland) Act 1971 (Summary Cause) Order 1981  are hereby revoked.
G I de Deney
Clerk of the Privy Council
