, ▁in ▁practice ▁they ▁are ▁all ▁approved ▁through ▁correspond ence , ▁and ▁no ▁meeting ▁is ▁actually ▁held . ▁ ▁Or ders ▁of ▁Council ▁that ▁are ▁Scottish ▁Stat ut ory ▁Inst ru ments ▁generally ▁relate ▁to ▁higher ▁education , ▁for ▁example ▁under ▁the ▁powers ▁in ▁the ▁Further ▁and ▁High er ▁Education ▁( Sc ot land ) ▁Act ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁to ▁make ▁provision ▁for ▁the ▁constitution ▁of ▁gover ning ▁bodies ▁or ▁reg ulate ▁the ▁grant ing ▁of ▁degrees . ▁ ▁Act s ▁of ▁S eder unt ▁ ▁The ▁Court ▁of ▁Session ▁( the ▁supre me ▁civil ▁court ▁of ▁Scotland ) ▁makes ▁Act s ▁of ▁S eder unt ▁to ▁reg ulate ▁its ▁proceed ings , ▁the ▁proceed ings ▁of ▁trib un als , ▁and ▁the ▁proceed ings ▁of ▁Scotland ' s ▁sh er iff ▁courts ▁when ▁they ▁hear ▁civil ▁matters , ▁including ▁the ▁Sher iff ▁App e al ▁Court . ▁The ▁majority ▁of ▁the ▁current ▁power ▁of ▁the ▁Court ▁of ▁Session ▁to ▁reg ulate ▁is ▁derived ▁from ▁the ▁Cour ts ▁Reform ▁( Sc ot land ) ▁Act ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁although ▁some ▁other ▁Act s ▁do ▁also ▁emp ower ▁the ▁Court . ▁ ▁The ▁original ▁power ▁of ▁the ▁Court ▁of ▁Session ▁to ▁reg ulate ▁st ems ▁from ▁the ▁College ▁of ▁Justice ▁Act ▁ 1 5 4 0 , ▁which ▁provided ▁the ▁court ▁with ▁the ▁" power ▁to ▁make ▁such ▁acts , ▁stat utes ▁and ▁ordin ance ▁as ▁they ▁shall ▁think ▁exped ient ▁for ▁ordering ▁of ▁processes ▁and ▁the ▁hast y