SCHEDULE 1Amendment of primary legislation

Amendment of the Family Law Act 1986I12

1

The Family Law Act 1986 M1 is amended as follows.

2

In section 14 M2 (power of court to refuse application or sist proceedings) in subsection (2)—

a

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

b

omit paragraph (c), and

c

in the words following paragraph (d), omit “Article 15 of the Council Regulation or” and “of the Council Regulation”.

3

In section 15 M3 (duration, variation and recall of orders) in subsection (1)(b) omit “or by virtue of the Council Regulation”.

4

In section 17A M4, omit “Sections 2 and 3 of Chapter II of the Council Regulation and are subject to”.

5

In section 26 M5 (recognition: special Scottish rule), omit subsection (2).

6

In section 42 M6 (general interpretation of Part 1), in subsection (1), omit the definition of “the Council Regulation”.

7

In section 45 M7 (recognition in the United Kingdom of overseas divorces, annulments and legal separations)—

a

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

b

omit subsection (2).

8

In section 54 M8 (interpretation of Part 2), in subsection (1), omit the definition of “the Council Regulation”.