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31.18.—(1) An application for a certified copy of a judgment F1... must be made to the court which made the order or judgment in respect of which certification is sought and without giving notice to any other party.
(2) The application must be made in the form, and supported by the documents and information required by a practice direction.
(3) The certified copy of the judgment will be an office copy sealed with the seal of the court and signed by [F2a court officer]. It will be issued with a certified copy of any order which has varied any of the terms of the original order.
(4) Where the application is made for the purposes of applying for recognition or recognition and enforcement of the order in another Contracting State, the court must indicate on the certified copy of the judgment the grounds on which it based its jurisdiction to make the order, for the purposes of Article 23(2)(a) of the 1996 Hague Convention.
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F1Words in rule 31.18(1) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Family Procedure Rules 2010 and Court of Protection Rules 2017 (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/517), regs. 1(1), 18(18) (with reg. 26) (as amended by S.I. 2020/1493, regs. 1(1), 8(2)(e)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F2Words in rule 31.18(3) substituted (22.4.2014) by The Family Procedure (Amendment No.3) Rules 2013 (S.I. 2013/3204), rules 1, 75 (with rule 137); S.I. 2014/954, art. 2
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