Paragraph 7 Forced Marriage etc. (Protection and Jurisdiction) (Scotland) Act 2011

(1)

The Forced Marriage etc. (Protection and Jurisdiction) (Scotland) Act 2011^f1 is amended as follows.

(2)

In section 4 (power to make forced marriage protection orders without application, etc.)—

(a)

in subsection (2)—

(i)

in paragraph (a), after “sheriff” insert “, the Sheriff Appeal Court”; and

(ii)

in paragraph (b), after “sheriff” insert “, the Sheriff Appeal Court”; and

(b)

in subsection (3), after “sheriff” insert “, the Sheriff Appeal Court”.

(3)

In section 14 (interpretation of Part), in the definition of “court”, at the end insert “and in sections 1, 2, 4 and 5 includes the Sheriff Appeal Court”.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: 2011 asp 15.