(1)Any provision or agreement in or in relation to a contract to which this section applies, whereby any party to such contract prorogates, or agrees to submit to, the jurisdiction of a particular sheriff court, shall be void.
(2)This section applies to—
(a)any contract for the sale of an article
[F1and
(b)(c). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F2]
[F3(3)This section does not apply—
(a)in the case of an agreement entered into after the dispute in respect of which the agreement is intended to have effect has arisen; or
(b)where the contract is one referred to in Rule 3 of Schedule 8 to the Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1982.]
Textual Amendments
F1Word substituted by Hire-Purchase (Scotland) Act 1965 (c. 67), s. 55, Sch. 5
F2S. 4(2)(b)(c) repealed by virtue of Consumer Credit Act 1974 (c. 39), s. 192(4), Sch. 5
F3S. 4(3) added by Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1982 (c. 27, SIF 45:3), s. 23(2), Sch. 12 Pt. II para. 1 : a previous s. 4(3) was repealed by Hire-Purchase (Scotland) Act 1965 (c. 67), s. 55, Sch. 6