Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland
family proceedings
supreme court
county courts
Made
2nd July 2007
Coming into operation
5th September 2007
To be laid before Parliament
The Family Proceedings Rules Committee make the following Rules in exercise of the powers conferred by Article 12 of the Family Law (Northern Ireland) Order 1993(1).
1. These Rules may be cited as the Family Proceedings (Amendment) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2007 and shall come into operation on 5th September 2007.
2. After rule 7.8 insert—
7.8A. The court may allow a witness to give evidence through a video link or by any other method of direct communication.”
3. In rule 8.44 (Service of a certificate under Article 41 of the Council Regulation)—
(a)in the heading, after “Article 41” insert “or Article 42”; and
(b)in paragraph 1, after “Article 41” insert “or Article 42”.
4. In rule 8.45 (Registration of a certificate issued under Article 41 of the Council Regulation)—
(a)in the heading, after “Article 41” insert “or Article 42”; and
(b)after “Article 41” insert “or Article 42”.
5. In rule 8.48 (Rectification of a certificate issued under Article 41 of the Council Regulation)—
(a)in the heading, after “Article 41” insert “or Article 42”; and
(b)in paragraph 1, after “Article 41” insert “or Article 42”.
Brian Kerr
Reginald Weir
Norman Lockie
Hilary Wells
Dated 28th June 2007
Signed by the authority of the Lord Chancellor
In exercise of the powers conferred by Article 12A(2) of the Family Law (Northern Ireland) Order 1993, I allow these Rules.
David Hanson
Minister of State
Ministry of Justice
Dated 2nd July 2007
(This note is not part of the Rules)
These Rules amend the Family Proceedings Rules (Northern Ireland) 1996 (S.R. 1996 No. 322) which apply to proceedings in the High Court and county courts to:
enable the court to allow a witness to give evidence by video link or any other means of direct communication; and
make provision in relation to the service, registration and rectification of a certificate of a judgment issued pursuant to Article 42 of Council Regulation (EC) 2201/2003 of 27th November 2003.
S.I. 1993/1576 (N.I. 6); Article 12 was amended by paragraph 90 of Schedule 5 to the Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c.4).
1996 No. 322 to which the most recent relevant amendments were made by S.R. 2005 No. 497.