Part 1Protection of adults at risk of harm
Banning orders
21Temporary banning orders
(1)
The sheriff may grant a temporary banning order pending determination of an application for a banning order.
(2)
A temporary banning order may include any provision which may be included in a banning order.
(3)
Where a temporary banning order is granted, the sheriff must determine the related application for a banning order within such period as may be specified in rules made under section 32 of the Sheriff Courts (Scotland) Act 1971 (c. 58).
(4)
A temporary banning order expires on the earliest of the following dates—
(a)
the date on which the sheriff determines the related application for a banning order,
(b)
the date by which subsection (3) requires the sheriff to determine the related application for a banning order,
(c)
if the temporary banning order is recalled, the date on which it is recalled,
(d)
any specified expiry date.