Authentication of documentsS
98.—(1) Any order, warrant to secure the attendance of a child, notice, report, record or other writing required to be made, granted, given or kept by the children's hearing or pre-hearing panel or chairing member of that hearing under or by virtue of these Rules is sufficiently authenticated if it is signed by the chairing member of the relevant children's hearing or pre-hearing panel.
(2) Any document or notice authorised or required by these Rules to be kept or given by the Reporter is sufficiently authenticated if it is signed by the Reporter.
(3) Any copy of a document to be given to any person by the Reporter may be certified a true copy by the Reporter.
[F1(4) For the purposes of this rule—
“signed” includes signed by means of an electronic signature,
“electronic signature” is to be construed in accordance with section 7(2) of the Electronic Communications Act 2000, but includes a version of an electronic signature which is reproduced on a paper document.]
Textual Amendments
F1Rule 98(4) inserted (26.7.2021) by The Children’s Hearings (Scotland) Act 2011 (Rules of Procedure in Children’s Hearings) Amendment Rules 2021 (S.S.I. 2021/68), rules 1, 2(30)
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1Rule 98(1) expiry of earlier affecting provision 2020 asp 7, sch. 3 para. 9(2) (30.9.2021 at the end of the day) by Coronavirus (Extension and Expiry) (Scotland) Act 2021 (asp 19), ss. 2(1)(3), 11(2)