# Act of Sederunt (Child Care and Maintenance Rules) 1997, Rule 3.23: Orders and transfer of cases

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(1) The sheriff who hears an application under rule 3.22 shall, after hearing the parties and allowing such further procedure as the sheriff thinks fit, make an order granting or refusing the application.
(2) Where the sheriff grants the application, he may–
(a) transfer the case to be heard in whole; or
(b) hear the case himself or such part of it as he shall determine,
in another sheriff court in the same sheriffdom.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1997/291/rule/3.23 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/act-of-sederunt-child-care-and-maintenance-rules-1997/rule-3.23
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