SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 11Transfer of jurisdiction to family court

Part 1Amendments of enactments

Domestic Proceedings and Magistrates' Courts Act 1978 (c. 22)

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1

Section 28 (powers of High Court and county court relation to certain orders under Part 1) is amended as follows.

2

In subsection (1) (power of High Court or county court in matrimonial proceedings to direct that order of magistrates' court is to cease to have effect)—

a

for “making by a magistrates' court” substitute “ making by the family court ”,

b

for “a county court” substitute “ the family court ”, and

c

for “made by a magistrates' court” substitute “ under this Part ”.

3

In subsection (3)—

a

for “a county court” substitute “ the family court ”,

b

for “a magistrates' court” substitute “ the family court ”.