The Children's Hearings (Scotland) Act 2011 (Rights of Audience of the Principal Reporter) Regulations 2012
| Jurisdiction | Scotland |
| Citation | SSI 2012/335 |
| Year | 2012 |
2012 No. 335
Children And Young Persons
The Children’s Hearings (Scotland) Act 2011 (Rights of Audience of the Principal Reporter) Regulations 2012
Made 6th December 2012
Laid before the Scottish Parliament 10th December 2012
Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1
The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 19(1) and 195(2) of the Children’s Hearings (Scotland) Act 20111and all other powers enabling them to do so.
Citation and commencement
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Children’s Hearings (Scotland) Act 2011 (Rights of Audience of the Principal Reporter) Regulations 2012 and come into force on the same day as section 19 (rights of audience) of the Act.
Interpretation
2. In these Regulations—
“the Act” means the Children’s Hearings (Scotland) Act 2011; and
references to “the Principal Reporter” include references to a person carrying out a function on behalf of the Principal Reporter by virtue of paragraph 10(1) of schedule 3 (delegation of Principal Reporter’s functions) to the Act.
Power to conduct proceedings before the sheriff and experience required
3.—(1) The Principal Reporter is empowered to conduct proceedings before the sheriff which require to be conducted by virtue of the Act.
(2) The Principal Reporter is so empowered whether or not the Principal Reporter is an advocate or a solicitor.
(3) For the purposes of section 19(1)(b) of the Act, the prescribed experience that must be acquired by the Principal Reporter before conducting such proceedings before the sheriff is the experience of having been the Principal Reporter for any period, or periods, amounting in total to a minimum of 1 year.
(4) Paragraph (3) does not apply where the Principal Reporter is an advocate or a solicitor.
Power to conduct proceedings before the sheriff principal and experience required
4.—(1) The Principal Reporter is empowered to conduct proceedings before the sheriff principal which require to be conducted by virtue of the Act.
(2) The Principal Reporter is so empowered whether or not the Principal Reporter is an advocate or a solicitor.
(3) For the purposes of section 19(1)(b) of the Act, the prescribed experience that must be acquired by the...
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