Rule 2.52 AgreementF1
Scotland
The agreement of a person required by section 54(6) F2or 54A(5) of the 2008 Act is to be in Form 23.
The form of agreement mentioned in paragraph (1) must be witnessed—
where it is executed in Scotland, by the reporting officer appointed under F3rule 2.50;
where it is executed outwith Scotland but within the United Kingdom, by a justice of the peace or commissioner for oaths;
where it is executed outwith the United Kingdom—
if the person who executes the agreement is serving in Her Majesty’s Forces, by an officer holding a commission in any of those forces; or
in any other case, by a British diplomatic or consular official or any person authorised to administer an oath or affirmation under the law of the place where the agreement is executed.
Annotations
Textual amendments
- F1
Ch. 2 Pt. 6 substituted (6.4.2010) by Act of Sederunt (Child Care and Maintenance Rules) Amendment (Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008) 2010 (S.S.I. 2010/137), paras. 1(1), 2(2) (with para. 3)
- F2
Words in rule 2.52(1) inserted (24.5.2019) by Act of Sederunt (Rules of the Court of Session 1994 and Child Care and Maintenance Rules 1997 Amendment) (Parental Orders) 2019 (S.S.I. 2019/147), paras. 1(2), 3(5)
- F3
Words in rule 2.52(2)(a) substituted (29.7.2010) by Act of Sederunt (Sheriff Court Rules) (Miscellaneous Amendments) 2010 (S.S.I. 2010/279), paras. 1(2), 7(4)