# Sheriff Courts (Scotland) Act 1907, Rule 33A.26: Intimation to local authority before supervised contact order


Where in a civil partnership action the sheriff, at his own instance or on the motion of a party, is considering making a 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 for 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 the 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, do so within that period.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Edw7/7/51/schedule/1/part/2/chapter/33A/rule/33A.26 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/sheriff-courts-scotland-act-1907/schedule-1/part-2/chapter-33A/rule-33A.26
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