Avizandum Statutes on Scots Family Law: 2026-2027, 24th edition

Editor’s Preface

Part I. Statutes
Matrimonial Proceedings (Children) Act 1958, s 11
Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages (Scotland) Act 1965, ss 13, 14,
18–18B, 20, 43
Abortion Act 1967, s 1
Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968, ss 5, 6A, 6B, 12–12AZA, 78–83A
Domicile and Matrimonial Proceedings Act 1973, Part 1 (s 1), Part 3
(ss 7, 8, 8A, 10–12)
Divorce (Scotland) Act 1976, ss 1–4, 10–14
Marriage (Scotland) Act 1977
Adoption (Scotland) Act 1978, Part IV (ss 38–44)
Matrimonial Homes (Family Protection) (Scotland) Act 1981, ss 1–9A,
11–14, 18–19, 22–23
Administration of Justice Act 1982, ss 7–10, 13
Law Reform (Husband and Wife) (Scotland) Act 1984, ss 1–7
Child Abduction Act 1984, s 6
Matrimonial and Family Proceedings Act 1984, ss 28–30
Family Law (Scotland) Act 1985
Child Abduction and Custody Act 1985
Law Reform (Parent and Child) (Scotland) Act 1986, ss 1, 5–9
Family Law Act 1986, ss 8–18, 26
Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 1990, ss 1, 2, 31–32, 33A–35
Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1990, s 70
Child Support Act 1991, ss 1–5, 7–10, 42–45, 54, 55
Age of Legal Capacity (Scotland) Act 1991, ss 1–11
Civil Evidence (Family Mediation) (Scotland) Act 1995
Children (Scotland) Act 1995, ss 1–18, 20–23A, 25–33A, 36, 38, 75–80, 91, 93,
99, 101, 101C, 103, 105
Criminal Law (Consolidation) (Scotland) Act 1995, ss 1, 2, 7, 10–12A
Private International Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1995, s 7
Protection from Harassment Act 1997, ss 8–9
Protection from Abuse (Scotland) Act 2001, ss 1–5, 7–8
Commissioner for Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2003
Vulnerable Witnesses (Scotland) Act 2004, Part 2 (ss 11–22A)
Antisocial Behaviour etc (Scotland) Act 2004, Part 9 (ss 102–117)
Gender Recognition Act 2004, ss 1–29, Sch 3 Pt 2
Civil Partnership Act 2004, Part 1 (s 1), Part 3 (ss 85–136), Part 5 (ss 225–227),
Part 6 (ss 246, 247), Part 7 (ss 249, 253), Part 8 (ss 258–264), Schs 10–11
Family Law (Scotland) Act 2006, ss 3, 4, 14, 22, 25–29, 38–46
Adoption and Children (Scotland) Act 2007, ss 1–3, 5–6, 8–112
Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008, Part 2 (ss 33–58)
Children’s Hearings (Scotland) Act 2011
Damages (Scotland) Act 2011, ss 3, 4, 6–8, 14
Forced Marriage etc (Protection and Jurisdiction) (Scotland) Act 2011,
Part 1 (ss 1–14), Part 3 (ss 16–19)
Marriage and Civil Partnership (Scotland) Act 2014, Part 1 (ss 4, 5, 7, 9–11, 16),
Part 3 (s 28(3)), Part 4 (s 30), Part 6 (ss 34–37)
Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014, Part 1 (ss 1–18), Part 9
(ss 56–65), Part 12 (ss 68–70), Part 13 (ss 71–74), Part 18 (ss 97–103), Sch 4
Civil Partnership (Scotland) Act 2020, ss 3–5, 14–17
Children (Scotland) Act 2020, ss 23–24, 32–35
United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (Incorporation)
(Scotland) Act 2024, ss 1–10, 13–21, 23–31, 33–48, Schs 1–3

Part II. International Conventions
European Convention on Human Rights, arts 6, 8, 12, 14

Index of Materials