The Crime and Courts Act 2013 (Family Court: Consequential Provision) (No.2) Order 2014

Amendments to the International Recovery of Maintenance (Hague Convention 2007 etc.) Regulations 2012

140.  In paragraph 7—

(a) in sub-paragraph (1), for “the designated officer for the magistrates’ court in the local justice area” substitute “the court officer of the family court in the Designated Family Judge area”;

(b) in sub-paragraph (2)—

(i) for “designated officer” substitute “court officer”; and

(ii) for paragraph (b), substitute—

“(b) if so, whether the family court has the power to make the decision or modification sought under the law in force in England and Wales.”;

(c) in sub-paragraph (3), for “designated officer” in both places substitute “court officer”;

(d) omit sub-paragraph (4);

(e) in sub-paragraph (5)—

(i) for “designated officer” in both places substitute “court officer”; and

(ii) for “magistrates’ court” substitute “family court”;

(f) in sub-paragraph (6)—

(i) for “the local justice area for which the magistrates’ court acts, the designated officer” substitute “the Designated Family Judge area to which the application has been sent, the court officer”; and

(ii) in paragraph (a)—

(aa) for “another local justice area” substitute “another Designated Family Judge area”; and

(bb) for “designated officer of a magistrates’ court acting” substitute “court officer of the family court”;

(g) in sub-paragraph (7)—

(i) for “designated officer” in both places substitute “court officer”; and

(ii) for “magistrates’ court” substitute “family court”; and

(h) in sub-paragraph (8)—

(i) for “designated officer” substitute “court officer”;

(ii) for “magistrates’ court” substitute “family court”; and

(iii) for the words after “under the” substitute “law in force in England and Wales.”.