The Supreme Court Fees (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2005

Made20th December 2005

Coming into operation6th January 2006

The Lord Chancellor, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 116(1) and (4) of the Judicature (Northern Ireland) Act 19781, after consultation with the Lord Chief Justice and with the concurrence of the Treasury, makes the following Order:

Citation, commencement and interpretation1

1

This Order may be cited as the Supreme Court Fees (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2005 and shall come into operation on 6th January 2006.

2

In this Order, the “1996 Order” means the Supreme Court Fees Order (Northern Ireland) 19962.

Amendment to the 1996 Order2

In Article 5 of the 1996 Order—

a

in paragraph (b) omit “and”; and

b

for paragraph (c) substitute—

c
matrimonial proceedings; and
d
civil partnership proceedings.

Signed by the authority of the Lord Chancellor

Bridget PrenticeParliamentary Under-Secretary of State,Department for Constitutional AffairsDated 12th December 2005

We concur,

Tom WatsonJoan RyanTwo of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s TreasuryDated 20th December 2005

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order amends Article 5 of the Supreme Court Fees Order (Northern Ireland) 1996 to provide that the provisions of that Order do not apply to civil partnership proceedings.