Proceedings in District Court in respect of Annoying Creatures
Form of application and service
153.—(1) An application to a district court under section 49(3) of the Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982(1) (annoying creatures) shall be made in the form set out in Form 84 of Schedule 1.
(2) On the lodging of any such application, the District Court shall make an order for service of a copy of the application on any person mentioned in the application as having the creature so mentioned in his charge or keeping the creature, and fixing a date and time for the hearing of the application.
(3) A copy of the application and of the order made under paragraph (2) shall be served on any such person by recorded delivery at the normal place or residence or place of business of that person, and such service shall be treated as sufficient notice to that person of the terms of the application and the order for the purposes of paragraph (4).
(4) If any person upon whom service has been made in accordance with paragraph (3) fails to appear or be represented at the time and date of the hearing specified in the order without reasonable excuse, the court may proceed to hear and decide the application in his absence.
(5) Where the court makes an order in respect of any person under section 49(2) of the said Act of 1982, the clerk of court shall, within 7 days of the date on which the order was made, serve on that person by recorded delivery at the normal place of residence or place of business of that person, a copy of the order and a notice setting out the terms of section 49(4) of the said Act.