# The Children’s Hearings (Scotland) Act 2011 (Rules of Procedure in Children’s Hearings) Rules 2013, Article 55: Children’s hearings’ power to determine whether a person should be deemed to be a relevant person where no referral made under section 79 (referral of certain matters for pre-hearing determination) of the Act


(1) A children’s hearing held in relation to a child by virtue of section 69(2) (determination under section 66: referral to children’s hearing) or Part 9 to 11 (children’s hearing; proceedings before sheriff; subsequent children’s hearings) or 13 (review of compulsory supervision order) of the Act, despite a referral not having been made under section 79 of the Act, must consider whether to deem an individual who is present at the hearing to be a relevant person on the request of—
(a) the child;
(b) any relevant person;
(c) the individual in question.
(2) Where the children’s hearing is to consider whether to deem an individual to be a relevant person under paragraph (1) the provisions of the Act (other than section 80 (determination of matter referred under section 79) and these Rules apply as if the matter had been referred under section 79 of the Act.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/sdsi/2013/9780111020326/article/55 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-childrens-hearings-scotland-act-2011-rules-of-procedure-in-childrens-hearings-rules-2013/article-55
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