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Rule 5.50 Application for transmission of Convention Maintenance Decision to a Contracting StateF1

(1)

This rule applies to an application under Article 10(1) of the Convention to enforce a Convention Maintenance Decision of a sheriff in another Contracting State.

(2)

On receipt of an application in the form of a letter, the sheriff clerk must provide the applicant with a certified copy of the Convention Maintenance Decision.

(3)

The letter must be addressed to the sheriff clerk and must include—

(a)

the name and National Insurance number (if known) of the parties to the proceedings;

(b)

the date, or approximate date, of the proceedings in which the Convention Maintenance Decision was made and the nature of those proceedings;

(c)

the Contracting State in which the application for recognition or enforcement has been made or is to be made; and

(d)

the postal address of the applicant.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Ch. 5 Pt. 9 inserted (1.8.2014) by Act of Sederunt (Rules of the Court of Session and Sheriff Court Rules Amendment) (Miscellaneous) 2014 (S.S.I. 2014/201), paras. 1(2), 4(5)