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Child Support Act 1991
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45 Jurisdiction of courts in certain proceedings under this Act.E+W+S
(1)The Lord Chancellor or, in relation to Scotland, the Lord Advocate may by order make such provision as he considers necessary to secure that appeals, or such class of appeals as may be specified in the order—
(a)shall be made to a court instead of being made to [F1the First-tier Tribunal]; or
(b)shall be so made in such circumstances as may be so specified.
(2)In subsection (1), “court” means—
(a)in relation to England and Wales[F2, the High Court or the family court; and]
(b)in relation to Scotland, the Court of Session or the sheriff.
F3(3). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
F3(4). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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F4(6). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(7)Any order under subsection (1) F5... may make—
(a)such modifications of any provision of this Act or of any other enactment; and
(b)such transitional provision,
as the Minister making the order considers appropriate in consequence of any provision made by the order.
[F6(8)The functions of the Lord Chancellor under this section may be exercised only after consultation with the Lord Chief Justice.
(9)The Lord Chief Justice may nominate a judicial office holder (as defined in section 109(4) of the Constitutional Reform Act 2005) to exercise his functions under this section.]
Textual Amendments
F1Words in s. 45(1)(a) substituted (3.11.2008) by The Transfer of Tribunal Functions Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/2833), art. 1(1), Sch. 3 para. 92(a)
F2Words in s. 45(2)(a) substituted (22.4.2014) by Crime and Courts Act 2013 (c. 22), s. 61(3), Sch. 11 para. 125; S.I. 2014/954, art. 2(e) (with art. 3) (with transitional provisions and savings in S.I. 2014/956, arts. 3-11)
F3S. 45(3)-(5) repealed (22.4.2014) by Crime and Courts Act 2013 (c. 22), s. 61(3), Sch. 11 para. 210; S.I. 2014/954, art. 2(e) (with art. 3) (with transitional provisions and savings in S.I. 2014/956, arts. 3-11)
F4S. 45(6) omitted (3.11.2008) by virtue of The Transfer of Tribunal Functions Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/2833), art. 1(1), Sch. 3 para. 92(b)
F5Words in s. 45(7) omitted (3.11.2008) by virtue of The Transfer of Tribunal Functions Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/2833), art. 1(1), Sch. 3 para. 92(c)
F6S. 45(8)(9) inserted (3.4.2006) by Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4), s. 148(1), Sch. 4 para. 220; S.I. 2006/1014, art. 2(a), Sch. 1 para. 11(u)
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1S. 45 functions transferred (19.5.1999) by The Transfer of Functions (Lord Advocate and Secretary of State) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/678), arts. 1, 2(1), Sch.
C2S. 45(1)(6) functions transferred in relation to Scotland (1.7.1999) by The Scotland Act 1998 (Transfer of Functions to the Scottish Ministers etc.) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/1750), arts. 1(1), 2, Sch. 1 (with art. 7)
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