SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 11Transfer of jurisdiction to family court

Part 1Amendments of enactments

Maintenance Orders (Reciprocal Enforcement) Act 1972 (c. 18)

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1

Section 18 (magistrates' courts rules) is amended as follows.

2

Before subsection (1) insert—

A1

Rules of court may make provision with respect to the matters that would be mentioned in any of paragraphs (b), (c), (e) and (f) of subsection (1) if references in those paragraphs to a magistrates' court, or to magistrates' courts, were references to the family court.

3

In subsection (1) (provision which may be made in rules of court)—

a

for the words before paragraph (a) substitute “ The matters referred to in subsections (A1) and (2) are— ”, and

b

in paragraph (a) for “local justice area”, in both places, substitute “ petty sessions district ”.

4

In subsection (1A) (further provision about rules of court in relation to England and Wales) for “(1)” substitute “ (A1) ”.

5

For the title substitute “ Rules of court ”.