Part 4Civil partnership: Northern Ireland

Chapter 2Dissolution, nullity and other proceedings

General provisions

I1187Parties to proceedings under this Chapter

1

Rules of court may make provision with respect to—

a

the joinder as parties to proceedings under sections 161 to 179 of persons involved in allegations of improper conduct made in those proceedings,

b

the dismissal from such proceedings of any parties so joined, and

c

the persons who are to be parties to proceedings on an application under section 181.

2

Rules of court made under this section may make different provision for different cases.

3

In every case in which the court considers, in the interest of a person not already a party to the proceedings, that the person should be made a party, the court may if it thinks fit allow the person to intervene upon such terms, if any, as the court thinks just.