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Rule 33.25 Intimation to local authority before supervised contact orderF6

Scotland

Changes not yet applied. Later legislation changes this provision in ways not yet written into the text below:

Where the sheriff, F1at his own instance or on the motion of a party, is considering making F2a contact order or an interim contact order subject to supervision by the social work department of a local authority, he shall ordain the party moving F3for such an order to intimate to the chief executive of that local authority (where not already a party to the action and represented at the hearing at which the issue arises)—

(a)

the terms of any relevant motion;

(b)

the intention of the sheriff to order that F4the contact order be supervised by the social work department of that local authority; and

(c)

that the local authority shall, within such period as the sheriff has determined—

(i)

notify the sheriff clerk whether it intends to make representations to the sheriff; and

(ii)

where it intends to make representations in writing, F5... do so within that period.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Words in Sch. 1 rule 33.25 substituted (1.11.1996) by S.I. 1996/2167, para. 2, Sch. para. 14(b)

F2

Words in Sch. 1 rule 33.25 substituted (1.11.1996) by S.I. 1996/2167, para. 2, Sch. para. 14(c)

F3

Words in Sch. 1 rule 33.25 substituted (1.11.1996) by S.I. 1996/2167, para. 2, Sch. para. 14(d)

F4

Words in Sch. 1 rule 33.25(b) substituted (1.11.1996) by S.I. 1996/2167, para. 2, Sch. para. 14(e)

F5

Word in Sch. 1 rule 33.25(c)(ii) substituted (4.5.2006) by Act of Sederunt (Ordinary Cause Rules) Amendment (Family Law (Scotland) Act 2006 etc.) 2006 (S.S.I. 2006/207), paras. 1, 2(24)

F6

Words in Sch. 1 rule 33.25 heading substituted (1.11.1996) by S.I. 1996/2167, para. 2, Sch. para. 14(a)

Notes on Schedule First

Textual amendments

F1

Sch. 1 (with appendices 1 and 2) substituted (1.1.1994) for Sch. 1 (with appendix) by S.I. 1993/1956, para. 2, Sch.1.

Sch. 1 (except rule 29.10) excluded (1.4.1997) by S.I. 1997/291, para. 3.24, Sch. 3

Sch. 1 extended (14.2.2000) by S.I. 2000/124, reg. 30(5)

Modifications

C1

Sch. 1 applied (30.11.2016) by Bankruptcy (Scotland) Act 2016 (asp 21), ss. 121(5), 237(2) (with ss. 232, 234(3), 235, 236); S.S.I. 2016/294, reg. 2

C2

Sch. 1 modified (1.12.2025) by Act of Sederunt (Intimation and Service) 2025 (S.S.I. 2025/301), paras. 1(2), (4), 2 (with para. 1(5))

C3

Sch. 1 modified (1.12.2025) by Act of Sederunt (Electronic Signature and Electronic Transmission of Documents) 2025 (S.S.I. 2025/302), paras. 1(2), 2(1), 3-5