Act of Sederunt (Rules of the Court of Session, Sheriff Appeal Court Rules and Sheriff Court Rules Amendment) (Sheriff Appeal Court) 2015

Amendment of the Act of Sederunt (Child Care and Maintenance Rules) 1997

8.—(1) The Act of Sederunt (Child Care and Maintenance Rules) 1997(1) is amended in accordance with this paragraph.

(2) In rule 1.6(3) (lodging audio or audio-visual recordings of children)(2)—

(a) in subparagraph (a), for “marked” substitute “made”;

(b) in subparagraph (b), for “marked on” substitute “made in relation to”.

(3) For rule 2.60 (appeals)(3) substitute—

“Appeals

2.60.   An appeal to the Sheriff Appeal Court against an order of the sheriff under this Part is to be made in accordance with Chapter 6 of the Act of Sederunt (Sheriff Appeal Court Rules) 2015(4).”.

(4) In Chapter 3 (children’s hearings: applications to the sheriff)(5)—

(a) in rule 3.59 (appeals)(6)—

(i) in paragraph (1), omit “to the sheriff principal to which this Part applies”;

(ii) in paragraph (8), omit subparagraph (a);

(iii) omit paragraph (9);

(iv) the heading becomes “Appeals: applications for stated case”;

(b) omit rule 3.61 (hearing);

(c) omit rule 3.61A (leave of the sheriff principal to appeal to the Court of Session)(7);

(d) in rule 3.66 (extent of application of Part XI of Chapter 3)(8), omit “or an appeal is made under Part 15 of the 2011 Act”.

(1)

S.I. 1997/291, last amended by S.S.I. 2015/283.

(2)

Rule 1.6 was inserted by S.S.I. 2012/271.

(3)

Rule 2.60 was substituted by S.S.I. 2010/137.

(4)

S.S.I. 2015/356.

(5)

Chapter 3 was last amended by S.S.I. 2013/172.

(6)

Rule 3.59 was last amended by S.S.I. 2013/172.

(7)

Rule 3.61A was inserted by S.S.I. 2013/172.

(8)

Rule 3.66 was inserted by S.S.I. 2005/190 and amended by S.S.I. 2013/172.