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Forced Marriage (Civil Protection) Act 2007

Jurisdiction of courts

99.Paragraph 8 makes comparable provision to section 63M in section 1. It provides that the High Court and county courts may issue forced marriage protection orders. Sub-paragraph (3) also modifies Article 34(3) to (10) of the Family Homes and Domestic Violence (Northern Ireland) Order 1998 to apply the allocation of proceedings provisions.

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