SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 11Transfer of jurisdiction to family court

Part 1Amendments of enactments

Children Act 1989 (c. 41)

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1

Section 92 (jurisdiction of courts) is amended as follows.

2

Omit subsections (1) to (5) (which relate to family proceedings in magistrates' courts).

3

Omit subsection (6) (which introduces Part 1 of Schedule 11).

4

In subsection (7) (meaning of “the court”) for “the High Court, a county court or a magistrates' court” substitute “ the High Court or the family court ”.

5

In subsection (8) (which qualifies subsection (7)) omit the words from “the provision” to “Schedule 11 and to”.

6

Omit subsections (9) to (10A) (Lord Chancellor's power by order to provide for principal registry of Family Division of High Court to be treated as a county court for specified purposes).