EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Act of Sederunt)
This Act of Sederunt amends the Rules of the Court of Session 1994 and the Sheriff Appeal Court Rules 2021 pursuant to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (Incorporation) (Scotland) Act 2024 (“the 2024 Act”).
Paragraph 2(2) substitutes a new Chapter 25A into the Rules of the Court of Session 1994 to make provision for both compatibility questions under the 2024 Act and devolution issues. Chapter 82 is also amended by paragraph 2(3) to make provision for strike down and incompatibility declarators. Paragraph 2(4) makes consequential amendments to various forms.
Paragraph 3(2) substitutes a new Chapter 22 into the Sheriff Appeal Court Rules 2021 to make provision for both compatibility questions under the 2024 Act and devolution issues. Paragraph 3(3) makes consequential amendments to Form 22.2.