Children's hearings training resource manual: volume 1

Appendix 6: Amendments under Section 62 (5) and Section 67(2) of the Children's Hearings (Scotland) Act 2011

13 Amendment of Children's Hearings (Scotland) Act 2011

(1) The Children's Hearings (Scotland) Act 2011 (asp 1) is amended as follows.

(2) In section 62(5) (provision of information by court)-

(a) the word "or" immediately following paragraph (l) is repealed,

(b) after paragraph (m) insert-

"(n) an application for the making, variation, recall or extension of-

(i) a forced marriage protection order (as defined in section 1(6) of the Forced Marriage etc. (Protection and Jurisdiction) (Scotland) Act 2011 (asp 15)), or

(ii) an interim forced marriage protection order (as defined in section 5(2) of that Act),

(o) civil proceedings in which a court makes an order such as is mentioned in sub-paragraph (i) or (ii) of paragraph (n) by virtue of section 4(1) of that Act (power to make order without application), or

(p) proceedings relating to an offence under section 9(1) of that Act (offence of breaching order).".

(3) In section 67(2) (meaning of "section 67 ground")-

(a) in paragraph (p (i) the words "marriage or" are repealed,

(b) after paragraph (p) insert-

"(q) the child-

(i) has been, is being or is likely to be forced into a marriage (that expression being construed in accordance with section 1 of the Forced Marriage etc. (Protection and Jurisdiction) (Scotland) Act 2011 (asp 15)) or,

(ii) is, or is likely to become, a member of the same household as such a child.".