Constitutional Reform Act 2005, Paragraph 344 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 01 March 2025. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.
344(1)Section 81 (practice directions relating to family proceedings) is amended as follows.U.K.
(2)In subsection (1), before paragraph (a) insert—
“(za)the civil division of the Court of Appeal,
(zb)the High Court,”.
(3)After subsection (2) insert—
“(2A)Directions as to the practice and procedure of any relevant court in family proceedings (whether given under subsection (1) or otherwise) may provide for any matter which, by virtue of paragraph 3 of Schedule 1 to the Civil Procedure Act 1997, may be provided for by Civil Procedure Rules.”
F1(4). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(5)After subsection (4) (inserted by paragraph 9(5) of Schedule 2 to this Act) insert—
“(5)In this section—
“Civil Procedure Rules” has the same meaning as in the Civil Procedure Act 1997;
“relevant court” means a court listed in subsection (1).”
Textual Amendments
F1Sch. 4 para. 344(4) repealed (22.4.2014) by Crime and Courts Act 2013 (c. 22), s. 61(3), Sch. 10 para. 99 Table; S.I. 2014/954, art. 2(d) (with art. 3) (with transitional provisions and savings in S.I. 2014/956, arts. 3-11)
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