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Rule 2 Interpretation

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(1)

In this Act of Sederunt—

  • “the 2024 Act” means the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (Incorporation) (Scotland) Act 2024;

  • “compatibility question” has the meaning given by section 31(1) of the 2024 Act;

  • “initiating document” means the initial writ, summons, petition or other document by which the proceedings are initiated;

  • “relevant authority” means the Commissioner for Children and Young People in Scotland, the Lord Advocate and the Scottish Commission for Human Rights.

(2)

Any reference in this Act of Sederunt to a numbered Form is a reference to the Form so numbered in schedule 1 of this Act of Sederunt.