Statutory Instrument 1997 No. 854 (S.79)

Act of Sederunt (Rules of the Court of Session Amendment No. 3) (Human Fertilisation and Embryology) 1997

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" Selection of reporting officer or curator ad litem
     81 .4 Where the court appoints a reporting officer or a curator ad litem and there is an established panel of persons from whom the appointment may be made, the reporting officer or curator ad litem shall be selected from that panel unless the court considers that it would be appropriate to appoint a person who is not on the panel.".

    (3) In rule 81.11 (duties of reporting officer and of curator ad litem) -

(a) in each of paragraphs (1)(e) and 2(d), for the words "rights and duties" substitute "responsibilities and parental rights"; and

(b) in paragraph (2)(e), for the word "childhood" substitute "life".

    (4) Omit rule 81.13.

    (5) In rule 81.18(2)(a) (age of person entitled to open, or inspect contents of, process within 100 years after date of parental order), for the word "17" substitute "16".

Amendment to Form 81.5
     3 .  - Subject to paragraph 4 below, in the appendix to the Rules of the Court of Session 1994, in paragraph (1) of Form 81.5 (form of agreement under section 30(5) of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 1990)[5], for the words "rights and duties" substitute "responsibilities and parental rights". Saving
     4 .  - Paragraphs 2 and 3 of this Act of Sederunt shall not affect the application of Chapter 81 of the Rules of the Court of Session in relation to any parental order applied for before 1st April 1997.Rodger of Earlsferry
Lord President, I.P.D.

Edinburgh,
12th March 1997

[2] 1988 c.36; section 5 was amended by the Civil Evidence (Scotland) Act 1988, (c.32), section 2(3) and by the Children (Scotland) Act 1995 (c.36), Schedule 4, paragraph 45. back

[3] S.I. 1994/1443. back

[4] 1990 c.37. back

[5] Form 81.5 was inserted by S.I. 1994/2806. back