The Jurisdiction and Judgments (Family) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

Amendment of the Family Law Act 1986 U.K.

15.—(1) The Family Law Act 1986 M1 is amended as follows.

(2) In section 2 (jurisdiction: general)—

(a) in subsections (1)(a), (2C)(a) and (3)(a), omit “the Council Regulation or”;

(b) in subsections (1)(b), (2C)(b) and (3)(b), for the words from “neither” to “applies” substitute “ the Hague Convention does not apply ”.

(3) In section 5 (power of court to refuse application or stay proceedings)—

(a) in subsection (2)—

(i) at the end of paragraph (b) insert “ or ”;

(ii) omit paragraph (c) and the “or” following it;

(iii) in the words after subsection (d), omit “Article 15 of the Council Regulation or”;

(b) omit subsection (3A);

(c) in subsection (3B)—

(i) omit “or (3A)”;

(ii) omit “, (3A)”;

(d) in subsection (4), [F1 for “Council Regulation” substitute “Hague Convention”].

(4) In section 19 (jurisdiction: general)—

(a) in subsections (1)(a) and (3)(a), omit “the Council Regulation or”;

(b) in subsections (1)(b) and (3)(b), for the words from “neither” to “applies” substitute “ the Hague Convention does not apply ”.

(5) In section 22 (power of court to refuse application or stay proceedings)—

(a) in subsection (2)—

(i) at the end of paragraph (b) insert “ or ”;

(ii) omit paragraph (c);

(iii) in the words after subsection (d), omit “Article 15 of the Council Regulation or”;

(b) omit subsection (3A);

(c) in subsection (4), [F2 for “Council Regulation” substitute “Hague Convention”].

(6) In section 42 (general interpretation of Part I), in subsection (1), omit the definition of “the Council Regulation”.

(7) In section 45—

(a) in subsection (1), omit “subsection (2) of this section and to”;

(b) omit subsection (2).

(8) In section 54, in subsection (1), omit the definition of “the Council Regulation”.

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in Sch. para. 15(3)(d) substituted (17.12.2020) by The Jurisdiction, Judgments and Applicable Law (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1574), regs. 1, 5(3)(f)(i)

F2 Words in Sch. para. 15(5)(c) substituted (17.12.2020) by The Jurisdiction, Judgments and Applicable Law (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1574), regs. 1, 5(3)(f)(ii)

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. para. 15 in force on IP completion day (in accordance with 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)), see reg. 1(1)

Marginal Citations

M1 1986 c. 55. Section (2C) was inserted by section 9(6) of the Children and Families Act 2014 (c. 6). The other relevant amending instruments are S.I. 1995/755, 2005/265, 2010/1898.