UK Statutory Instrument
1991
United Kingdom
Act of Sederunt (Messengers-at-Arms and Sheriff Officers Rules) 1991
At a glance
What's here
3 compliance obligations
Who this Act binds
Plus 1 non-business duty on Crown ministers, regulators, local authorities or tribunals — shown collapsed under each section below.
What this Act requires
Sections that create concrete duties on businesses or carry penalties. Procedural and definitional sections are folded into the “Browse other sections” expander at the bottom of each group. Click any section title to read the source text on legislation.gov.uk.
Schedules
Browse 2 other Schedules — structural / supplementary
Policies of professional indemnity insurance
Training
- Ensure training of employees training to become officers of court
Examinations
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Examination committee must set standards, papers, and fees Statutory regulator
Officers of court to keep accounts
- Keep separate client creditor accounts and records
Browse 28 other sections — procedural / definitional / commencement
Citation, commencement and revocation
Interpretation
Qualification as officer of court
Qualification as messenger-at-arms
Applications for recommendation for commission as messenger-at-arms
Application for commission as sheriff officer
Caution and professional indemnity insurance
Renewals of Policy
Transitional provisions
Accountant’s certificate
Official functions
Extra-official activities
Applications for authorisation to collect debts not constituted by decree
Keeping of registers
Intimation of information by officers of court for registers
Reports and complaints
Opportunity to officer of court to reply to allegation of misconduct
Disciplinary proceedings against messengers-at-arms
Procedure in proceedings against messengers-at-arms
Disciplinary proceedings against sheriff officers
Procedure in proceedings against sheriff officers
Remits of disciplinary proceedings
Opportunity to officer of court to make representations where order considered under section 80(1) and (2) of the
Appeals
Suspension under particular rules
Mandate to recover debt in diligence
Dealings in goods poinded or sold by virtue of diligence
Official identity card
Explore more
Browse legislation
Find other UK business legislation with related guidance.