Family Law Act 1986

68 Minor and consequential amendments, repeals and savings.

(1) The enactments and orders mentioned in Schedule 1 to this Act shall have effect subject to the amendments specified in that Schedule, being minor amendments and amendments consequential on the provisions of this Act.

(2) The enactments mentioned in Schedule 2 to this Act (which include some that are spent or no longer of practical utility) are hereby repealed to the extent specified in the third column of that Schedule.

(3) Nothing in this Act shall affect—

(a) any proceedings under section 45 of the [1973 c. 18.] Matrimonial Causes Act 1973 begun before the date of the commencement of Part III of this Act;

(b) any proceedings for jactitation of marriage begun before that date; or

(c) any proceedings for a declaration begun in the High Court before that date by virtue of rules of court relating to declaratory judgments.

(4) The repeal of section 2 of the [1868 c. 20.] Legitimacy Declaration Act (Ireland) 1868 shall not affect any proceedings under that section begun before the commencement of that repeal.