Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1Pt. V applied by Sex Discrimination Act 1975 (c. 65), s. 85(9) and Race Relations Act 1976 (c. 74), s. 75(7)
C2Pt. V (ss. 41-51) (except for proviso to s. 44) applied (E.W.S.) (2.12.1996) by 1995 c. 50, ss. 64(4), 70(6), Sch. 8 para. 44(2) (with ss. 59, 64, 65); S.I. 1996/1474, art. 2(3); S.R. 1996/280, art. 2(2), Sch.
C3Pt. 5 applied in part (E.W.S.) (1.12.2003) by The Employment Equality (Sexual Orientation) Regulations 2003 (S.I. 2003/1661), reg. 36(6)
C4Pt. 5 applied in part (E.W.S.) (2.12.2003) by The Employment Equality (Religion or Belief) Regulations 2003 (S.I. 2003/1660), reg. 36(6)
C5Pt. 5 applied (1.10.2006) by The Employment Equality (Age) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/1031), reg. 44(7) (with regs. 44(1)-(5), 45
C6Pt. V applied (30.4.2007) by Equality Act 2006 (c. 3), ss. 78(5), 93 (with s. 92); S.I. 2007/1092, art. 2
C7Pt. 5 applied in part (30.4.2007) by The Equality Act (Sexual Orientation) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/1263), reg. 33(5) (with regs. 12, 13, 18, 33(2)(3))
C8Pt. 5 applied (E.W.S.) (8.4.2010) by Equality Act 2010 (c. 15), ss. 205(7), 216(1)(b)
Subject to the provisions of this Act and to any enactment limiting the jurisdiction of the sheriff court (whether by reference to the subject matter of the proceedings or otherwise) civil proceedings against the Crown may be instituted in the sheriff court in like manner as if the proceedings were against a subject:
Provided that where in any proceedings against the Crown in the sheriff court a certificate by the [F1appropriate Law Officer] is produced to the effect that the proceedings may involve an important question of law, or may be decisive of other cases, or are for other reasons more fit for trial in the Court of Session, the proceedings shall be remitted to the Court of Session, and where any proceedings have been so remitted to the Court of Session, and it appears to that Court that the remit has occasioned additional expense to the pursuer, the Court shall take account of the additional expense so occasioned in deciding any question as to expenses.[F2In this proviso, “the appropriate Law Officer” means—
(a)the Lord Advocate, where the proceedings are against any part of the Scottish Administration, and
(b)the Advocate General for Scotland, in any other case.]
Textual Amendments
F1Words in s. 44 substituted (20.5.1999) by 1998 c. 46, s. 125, Sch. 8 para. 7(4)(a) (with s. 126(3)-(11)); S. I. 1998/3178, art. 2(2), Sch. 4
F2Words in s. 44 proviso inserted (20.5.1999) by 1998 c. 46, s. 125, Sch. 8 para. 7(4)(b) (with s. 126(3)-(11)); S. I. 1998/3178, art. 2(2), Sch. 4
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C9S. 44 proviso excluded by Sex Discrimination Act 1975 (c. 65), s. 85(9) and Race Relations Act 1976 (c. 74), s. 75(7)
C10S. 44: proviso excluded (E.W.S.) (8.4.2010) by Equality Act 2010 (c. 15), ss. 206(8), 216(1)(b)