Act of Sederunt (Rules of the Court of Session 1994) 1994

Period of notice, service of causes and first hearing under this Part

70.6.—(1) Subject to rule 14.6(2), the period of notice for lodging answers to a petition to which rule 70.5 applies shall be 4 days.

(2) Such a petition shall be served on–

(a) the person alleged to have brought the child into the United Kingdom;

(b) the person with whom the child is presumed to be;

(c) any parent or guardian of the child if he or she is within the United Kingdom, or a specified dependent territory and not otherwise a party;

(d) the chief executive of the local authority, and the reporter to the children’s panel, in the local authority area in which the child resides; and

(e) any other person who may have an interest in the child.

(3) The first order under rule 14.5 (first order in petitions) in a petition to which rule 70.5 applies shall specify a date within 7 days after the expiry of the period of notice for a hearing to determine the further progress of the petition.