Principal Reporters: application to refer a child to Children’s Hearing5
1
This regulation applies where—
a
the Principal Reporter is obliged to refer a child to a Children’s Hearing under section 65(1) of the Children (Scotland) Act 1995; and
b
the authorities of another Contracting State have jurisdiction in respect of the child under the Convention.
2
The Principal Reporter must through the Central Authority in Scotland make an application to the competent authority of the Contracting State in exercise of his power under Article 9 of the Convention (request to competent authority of the Contracting State of the habitual residence of the child for authorisation to exercise jurisdiction).