# Sheriff Courts (Scotland) Act 1907, Rule 33.22: Referral to family mediation

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(1) In any family action, where the sheriff considers it appropriate to do so, the sheriff may, at any stage of the action, refer the action, or part thereof, to a mediator accredited to a specified family mediation organisation.
(2) The sheriff must have particular regard to any averments of domestic abuse when considering the appropriateness of referring the action, or part thereof, to a mediator under paragraph (1).
(3) In this rule “any family action” means any action to which the Civil Evidence (Family Mediation) (Scotland) Act 1995 applies.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Edw7/7/51/schedule/1/part/2/chapter/33/rule/33.22 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/sheriff-courts-scotland-act-1907/schedule-1/part-2/chapter-33/rule-33.22
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