Rule 7.17 Referral to family mediationF1I1
Scotland
Where the decision appealed against concerns an order made by the sheriff under section 11(1) of the Children (Scotland) Act 1995 (court orders relating to parental responsibilities etc.)f1, the procedural Appeal Sheriff may refer that matter to a family mediator.
In this rule, “family mediator” means a person accredited as a mediator in family mediation to an organisation which is concerned with such mediation and which is approved for the purposes of the Civil Evidence (Family Mediation) (Scotland) Act 1995f2 by the Lord President of the Court of Session.
Annotations
Textual amendments
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Rules revoked (with saving in rule 34.3) (6.1.2022) by Act of Sederunt (Sheriff Appeal Court Rules) 2021 (S.S.I. 2021/468), rules 1.1(2), 34.1 (with rules 1.2, 34.3)
Commencement
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Rule 7.17 in force at 1.1.2016, see rule 1.1(2)
Footnotes
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1995 c. 36. Section 11 was amended by the Family Law (Scotland) Act 2006 (asp 2), section 24; the Adoption and Children (Scotland) Act 2007 (asp 4), section 107, schedule 2, paragraph 9(2) and schedule 3, paragraph 1; the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008 (c. 22), Schedule 6, paragraph 52; S.S.I. 2001/36 and S.S.I 2005/42.
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