8(1)The Children’s Hearings (Scotland) Act 2011 (Rules of Procedure in Children’s Hearings) Rules 2013 (S.S.I. 2013/194) apply in accordance with the modifications in this paragraph.
(2)Rule 19 (further provision in relation to the attendance of the child and relevant person at a children’s hearing or pre-hearing panel) has effect as if—
(a)after paragraph (1) there were inserted—
“(1A)Paragraph (2) applies where the Reporter has been advised that—
(a)a person (other than a person mentioned in paragraph (1))—
(i)mentioned in section 78(1) of the Act wishes to attend a pre-hearing panel or children’s hearing or part of a children’s hearing, or
(ii)is due to attend a pre-hearing panel or children’s hearing or part of a children’s hearing by virtue of section 78(2) of the Act, and
(b)the person is unable to attend because of a reason relating to coronavirus.”,
(b)in paragraph (2), after “the individual in question,”, in each place where it occurs, there were inserted “or person mentioned in paragraph (1A)”,
(c)after paragraph (2) there were inserted—
“(3)In paragraph (1A)(b), “coronavirus” has the meaning given by section 1 of the Coronavirus (Scotland) Act 2020.”.