# Children's Hearings (Scotland) Act 2011, Section 193: Formal communications

Extent: S

(1) The following are formal communications—
(a) a notice,
(b) a determination,
(c) a direction,
(d) a report,
(e) a statement,
(f) a referral under section 127.
(2) A formal communication must be in writing.
(3) That requirement is satisfied by a formal communication in electronic form which is—
(a) sent by electronic means, and
(b) capable of being reproduced in legible form.
(4) A formal communication sent in accordance with subsection (3) is to be taken to be received on the day it is sent.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2011/1/section/193 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/childrens-hearings-scotland-act-2011/section-193
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