The Adoption and Children (Scotland) Act 2007 (Commencement No. 4, Transitional and Savings Provisions) Order 2009

Applications for parental responsibilities orders under the 1995 Act

14.—(1) Where, before the appointed day, an application for a parental responsibilities order has been made to the sheriff under section 86(1) of the 1995 Act and not yet determined sections 86 to 89 of that Act continue to have effect in respect of that application.

(2) Where the sheriff makes a parental responsibilities order following an application referred to in paragraph (1) the child who is subject to that order shall be treated as if they were subject to a permanence order and article 13(2) and (3) applies to that deemed permanence order.