Amendments to the Magistrates’ Courts (Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1982) Rules (Northern Ireland) 198616
After rule 19, insert —
Communication with the Department of Justice20
1
This rule applies where the Department of Justice requests information or a document from the clerk for the relevant court for the purposes of Article 58 of the Maintenance Regulation or Articles 12 or 25(2) of the 2007 Hague Convention.
2
In this rule, “relevant court” means the court with which an application under Article 56 of the Maintenance Regulation or Article 10 of the 2007 Hague Convention has been lodged.
3
Where a request under paragraph (1) is made, the clerk shall provide the requested information or document to the Department of Justice forthwith.