Section 46(1).
SCHEDULE 1Minor and Consequential Amendment of Enactments
General
1In any enactment passed or made before the commencement of this Act, for any reference to a county, where it appears in relation to a sheriff or a sheriff substitute or in any similar context, there shall, unless the contrary intention appears, be substituted a reference to a sheriffdom.
The [1926 c. 16.] Execution of Diligence (Scotland) Act 1926
2(1)In paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section 2 (execution of arrestment or charge by registered letter), for the words " of the small debt court" there shall be substituted the words " of the sheriff in a summary cause ".
(2)In paragraph (b) of the said subsection (1), for the words " in the small debt court" there shall be substituted the words " by the sheriff in a summary cause ".
(3)In section 5 (interpretation), the words "' small debt court' shall mean the sheriff's small debt court" shall cease to have effect.
The [1949 c. 25.] Tenancy of Shops (Scotland) Act 1949
3For subsection (7) of section 1 (renewal of tenancies of shops), there shall be substituted the following subsection:—
“(7)An application under this section shall be made by way of a summary cause within the meaning of the Sheriff Courts (Scotland) Act 1971.”.
The [1954 c. 50.] Housing (Repairs and Rents) (Scotland) Act 1954
4In subsection (1) of section 41 (applications and appeals to sheriff), for the words from " conducted " to the end there shall be substituted the words " made by way of a summary cause within the meaning of the Sheriff Courts (Scotland) Act 1971 ".