# Sheriff Courts (Scotland) Act 1907, Paragraph 33A.21A: Appointment of local authority to report on a child


(1) This rule applies where, in a civil partnership action, the sheriff appoints a local authority to investigate and report to the court on the circumstances of a child and on the proposed arrangements for the care and upbringing of a child.
(2) The following provisions of rule 33A.21 apply as if the reference to the child welfare reporter was a reference to the local authority appointed by the sheriff—
(a) paragraph (3)(a) and (b);
(b) paragraph (6)(a) and (b);
(c) paragraph (7); and
(d) paragraph (8).
(3) On completion of the report referred to in paragraph (1), the local authority must—
(a) send the report to the sheriff clerk; and
(b) unless otherwise directed by the sheriff, send a copy of the report to each party to the proceedings.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Edw7/7/51/schedule/1/paragraph/33A.21A (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/sheriff-courts-scotland-act-1907/schedule-1/paragraph-33A.21A
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