{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/children-scotland-act-2020/section-29",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/children-scotland-act-2020/section-29.json",
  "legislation": "asp/2020/16",
  "legislation_title": "Children (Scotland) Act 2020",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/children-scotland-act-2020",
  "path": "section/29",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "29",
  "heading": "Extension to sheriff of enforcement powers under Family Law Act 1986",
  "text": "(1) The Family Law Act 1986 is modified by subsections (2) and (3).\n(2) After section 29 insert—\n“Enforcement: special Scottish rule\n29A (1) For the purposes of its enforcement, a Part 1 order that is registered in the Court of Session under section 27 is to be regarded as also registered under that section in every sheriff court.\n(2) A sheriff may entertain an application for the enforcement of a Part 1 order if the sheriff would have jurisdiction under Chapter 3 of this Part to make a Part 1 order in respect of the child concerned.\n(3) In reading Chapter 3 of this Part for the purposes of subsection (2)—\n(a) sections 11 and 13 are to be ignored, and\n(b) any reference to the date of the application is to be read as a reference to the date of the application for the enforcement of the Part 1 order.”.\n(3) In section 31(2) (dismissal of enforcement proceedings), after “Court of Session” insert “ or sheriff court ”,\n(4) The Courts Reform (Scotland) Act 2014 is modified by subsection (5).\n(5) In section 43(3)(c) (jurisdiction over persons etc.), after “Part 1” insert “ and section 29A ”.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": "prospective",
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2020/16/section/29",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T20:12:43.330136+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}