Textual Amendments
F1Sch. 1 (with appendices 1 and 2) substituted (1.1.1994) for Sch. 1 (with appendix) by S.I. 1993/1956, para. 2, Sch.1.
Sch. 1 (except rule 29.10) excluded (1.4.1997) by S.I. 1997/291, rule 3.24, Sch. 3
Sch. 1 extended (14.2.2000) by S.I. 2000/124, reg. 30(5)
19.4.The sheriff may—
(a)deal with a counterclaim as if it had been stated in a separate action;
(b)regulate the procedure in relation to the counterclaim as he thinks fit; and
(c)grant decree for the counterclaim in whole or in part or for the difference between it and the sum sued for by the pursuer.