# Act of Sederunt (Child Care and Maintenance Rules) 1997, Rule 3.51: Decision of sheriff

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(1) Subject to rule 3.47(3), the sheriff shall give his decision orally at the conclusion of the hearing.
(2) The sheriff clerk shall forthwith send a copy of the interlocutor containing that decision to–
(a) the child, except where service on the child has been dispensed with in terms of rule 3.3;
(b) any relevant person whose whereabouts are known;
(c) any safeguarder and curator ad litem;
(d) the Principal Reporter; and
(e) such other persons as the sheriff may direct.
(3) The sheriff may, when giving his decision in terms of paragraph (1) or within 7 days thereafter, issue a note of the reasons for his decision and the sheriff clerk shall forthwith send a copy of such a note to the persons referred to in paragraph (2).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1997/291/rule/3.51 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/act-of-sederunt-child-care-and-maintenance-rules-1997/rule-3.51
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