This Chapter applies to an appeal by stated case under section 163(1) (appeals to sheriff principal and Court of Session: children’s hearings etc.), 164(1) (appeals to sheriff principal and Court of Session: relevant persons), 165(1) (appeals to sheriff principal and Court of Session: contact and permanence orders) and 167(1) (appeals to sheriff principal: section 166) of the Children’s Hearings (Scotland) Act 201138.

In this Chapter, “parties” means the parties specified in rule 3.59(2) of the Act of Sederunt (Child Care and Maintenance Rules) 1997 (appeals: applications for stated case)39.