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  1. Introductory Text

  2. PART 1

    1. 1.Citation, commencement, interpretation and application

    2. 2.Classes of county court

    3. 3.Principal Registry of the Family Division

    4. 4.Contravention of a provision of this Order

  3. PART 2

    1. SECTION 1

      1. 5.Proceedings which must be started in a magistrates’ court

      2. 6.Proceedings which must be started in a county court

      3. 7.Proceedings which may be started in the High Court

      4. 8.Proceedings which must be started in the court where proceedings under the 2002 Act are pending

    2. SECTION 2

      1. 9.Starting proceedings under the 1989 Act

      2. 10.Starting proceedings under Part 4A of the 1996 Act

      3. 11.Starting proceedings under the 2002 Act

  4. PART 3

    1. SECTION 1

      1. 12.Disapplication of enactments about transfer

      2. 13.General rules about transfer of proceedings

    2. SECTION 2

      1. 14.Transfer of proceedings from one magistrates’ court to another

      2. 15.Transfer of proceedings from magistrates’ court to county court

      3. 16.Transfer of proceedings from county court to magistrates’ court

      4. 17.Transfer of proceedings from one county court to another

      5. 18.Transfer of proceedings from county court to High Court

      6. 19.Transfer of proceedings from High Court

    3. SECTION 3

      1. 20.Transfer of proceedings under the 1989 Act

      2. 21.Transfer of proceedings under the 2002 Act

      3. 22.Transfer of proceedings under Part 4A of the 1996 Act

    4. SECTION 4

      1. 23.Transfer of proceedings when arrested for breach of order under Part 4 of the 1996 Act

      2. 24.Transfer of proceedings when arrested for breach of order under Part 4A of the 1996 Act

  5. PART 4

    1. 25.Application following refusal to order transfer of proceedings from magistrates’ court to county court

    2. 26.Appeal against transfer of proceedings to magistrates’ court by county court

  6. PART 5

    1. 27.Revocations

    2. 28.Consequential amendments

    3. 29.Transitional provisions

  7. Signature

    1. SCHEDULE 1

      Classes of county court

    2. SCHEDULE 2

      Revocations

  9. Explanatory Note