This Act of Sederunt amends the Rules of the Court of Session 1994 (“the RCS”) and the Act of Sederunt (Child Care and Maintenance Rules) 1997 (“the CCMR”) in consequence of the enactment of section 54A of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008 by the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008 (Remedial) Order 2018 (S.I. 2018/1413).

Section 54A extends to single applicants the right to apply for parental orders that was previously available only to couples.

Paragraph 2(2) to (6) inserts into Chapter 97 of the RCS references to the relevant provisions of section 54A. Paragraph 2(7) makes consequential amendments to Forms 97.3, 97.10 and 97.12.

Paragraph 3 makes similar amendments to the CCMR.