Part 1Protection of adults at risk of harm
Other provisions
51Appeals
1
No appeal is competent against the granting of—
a
an assessment order,
b
a removal order, or
c
a warrant for entry.
2
Any decision of a sheriff to grant, or to refuse to grant, a banning order or temporary banning order may be appealed to the sheriff principal.
But an appeal under this subsection against the granting of, or a refusal to grant, a temporary banning order is competent only with leave of the sheriff.
3
The sheriff principal’s decision on an appeal under subsection (2) may be appealed to the Court of Session.
But an appeal under this subsection against a decision relating to a temporary banning order is competent only with leave of the sheriff principal.
4
Where a sheriff principal decides to quash a banning order or temporary banning order, the order concerned is (despite the sheriff principal’s determination) to continue to have effect until—
a
the end of the period during which the decision to quash the order may be appealed to the Court of Session (if no such appeal is made),
b
where such an appeal is made, the day on which—
i
the appeal is abandoned, or
ii
the Court of Session confirms the sheriff principal’s decision to quash the order, or
c
any other day on which—
i
the order otherwise expires by virtue of section 19(5) or 21(4), or
ii
in the case of a temporary banning order, the sheriff principal refuses leave to appeal against the decision to quash the order.