1A

Where the court discharges an order staying any proceedings, it may direct that the whole or a specified part of any period while the order has been in force—

a

is not to count towards any period specified in section 5(3) or 7(9) of the Family Law Act 1996; or

b

is to count towards any such period only for specified purposes.

2

Where the court discharges an order under paragraph 8 above, it shall not again make such an order in relation to the marriage except in a case where the obligation to do so arises under that paragraph following receipt by the court of a statement of marital breakdown after the discharge of the order.