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PART 3AMENDMENTS TO PRIMARY LEGISLATION

Amendment of the Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980

13.  In section 97(1), in subsections (1)(a) and (2) for “under the Adoption and Children Act 2002 (c 38)” substitute “in family proceedings”.

(1)

Subsection (1) was substituted by section 169(2) of the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 (c.15) and article 2 of S.I. 2005/3275 and subsection (1) was modified in relation to proceedings to deal with a contempt of court under section 18 of the Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996 (c.25) by article 5 of the Magistrates’ Courts (Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996) (Confidentiality) Rules 1997 (S.I. 1997/704).