The Family Proceedings (Amendment) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2003

Citation, commencement and interpretation

1.—(1) These Rules may be cited as the Family Proceedings (Amendment) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2003 and shall come into operation on 1st June 2003.

2.  In these Rules “the Principal Rules” means the Family Proceedings Rules (Northern Ireland) 1996(1).

3.  In rule 1.3 of the Principal Rules –

(a) in the definition of “Board”, after the word “means” there shall be inserted the words “subject to Part IVB”; and

(b) in the definition of “child” and “child of the family”, after the words “except in Part IV” there shall be inserted the words “or Part IVB”.

4.  After rule 4.27 of the Principal Rules there shall be inserted the rules set out in Schedule 1.

5.  After Form F9 in Appendix 1 to the Principal Rules there shall be added the forms set out in Schedule 2.

6.  After Appendix 3 to the Principal Rules there shall be added the Appendix set out in Schedule 3.

Saving

7.  Nothing in these Rules shall affect any proceedings commenced before these Rules come into operation.

R. D. Carswell

J. Gillen

R. McLaughlin

David Smyth

F. Brian Hall

M. McReynolds

Barry Malcolm

Kate Finlay

Anne Marie Kelly

Dated 11th February 2003.

I concur

Irvine of Lairg, C.

Dated 14th February 2003