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Part 1 The National Crime Agency
18.Youth courts to have jurisdiction to grant gang-related injunctions
19.Varying designations of authorities responsible for remanded young persons
22.Transfer of immigration or nationality judicial review applications
23.Permission to appeal from Upper Tribunal to Court of Session
27.Disclosure of information to facilitate collection of fines and other sums
28.Disclosure of information for calculating fees of courts, tribunals etc
31.Making, and use, of recordings of Supreme Court proceedings
32.Enabling the making, and use, of films and other recordings of proceedings
33.Abolition of scandalising the judiciary as form of contempt of court
Part 3 Miscellaneous and general
SCHEDULES
The framework document & annual report
Relationships between NCA and other agencies
Part 4 Use of police facilities etc by NCA
Part 5 Payment for tasks, assistance or facilities
Police, customs and immigration powers
Part 1 Director General: Commissioners' powers exercisable under section 9(1)
Part 3 Further provision about designations under section 9 or 10
Part 5 Designations: powers of officers of Revenue and Customs
Part 7 Offences relating to designations
Part 2 Complaints: other amendments
9.(1) Section 10 (general functions of the IPCC) is amended...
11.(1) Section 15 (general duties) is amended in accordance with...
12.(1) Section 16 (payment for assistance with investigations) is amended...
15.Omit sections 26A and 26B (agreements about complaints about the...
16.In section 29 (interpretation of Part 2), in subsection (3),...
17.(1) Schedule 3 (handling of complaints and conduct matters etc)...
Information: restrictions on disclosure
Part 2 Restrictions on disclosures of particular types of information
Part 4 Published information: no restrictions on further disclosure
Part 5 Offences relating to wrongful disclosure of information
Part 1 Transitional, transitory and saving provision
Part 2 Minor and consequential amendments and repeals
Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1980 (c. 55)
Limitation (Northern Ireland) Order 1989 (S.I. 1989/1339 (N.I. 11))
39.In section 57 (common services), in subsections (3A) and (4)(c),...
40.In section 59 (police federations), omit subsection (7A).
41.In section 61 (the Police Negotiating Board for Great Britain),...
42.(1) Section 62 (functions of the Police Negotiating Board with...
43.In section 63 (Police Advisory Boards for England and Wales...
44.In section 64 (membership of trade unions), omit subsections (4C)...
45.In section 88 (liability for wrongful acts of constables), in...
46.In section 90 (impersonation etc), omit subsection (4)(ab).
47.In section 91 (causing disaffection), omit subsection (2)(aa).
48.(1) Section 97 (police officers engaged on service outside their...
Proceeds of Crime (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 (S.I. 1996/1299 (N.I. 9))
56.(1) Section 93 (authorisations to interfere with property etc) is...
57.In section 94 (authorisations given in absence of authorising officer),...
58.In section 97 (authorisations requiring approval), in subsection (6B)(b), for...
59.In section 107 (supplementary provisions relating to Commissioners), in subsection...
68.In section 19 (disclosure of information: duty), in subsection (7B),...
69.In section 20 (disclosure of information: permission), in subsection (5),...
70.In section 21ZA (arrangements with prior consent), in subsection (5),...
71.In section 21ZB (disclosure after entering into arrangements), in subsection...
72.In section 21A (failure to disclosure: regulated sector), in subsection...
73.In section 21B (protected disclosures), in subsection (7), for “member...
74.(1) Section 21C (disclosures to SOCA) is amended in accordance...
75.In section 21D (tipping off: regulated sector), in subsection (2)(d),...
76.In Schedule 14 (exercise of officers' powers), in paragraph 4...
Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 (c. 23)
77.The Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 is amended as...
78.In section 6 (application for issue of an interception warrant),...
79.In section 17 (exclusion of matters from legal proceedings), in...
80.In section 19 (offence for unauthorised disclosures), in subsection (2),...
81.(1) Section 25 (interpretation of Chapter 2) is amended in...
82.In section 32 (authorisation of intrusive surveillance), in subsection (6),...
83.(1) Section 33 (rules of grant of authorisations) is amended...
84.(1) Section 34 (grant of authorisation in the senior officer's...
85.(1) Section 35 (notifications of authorisations for intrusive surveillance) is...
86.(1) Section 36 (approval required for authorisations to take effect)...
87.In section 37 (quashing of police and Revenue and Customs...
88.In section 40 (information to be provided to Surveillance Commissioners),...
89.In section 46 (restrictions on authorisations extending to Scotland), in...
90.In section 49 (notices requiring disclosure), in subsection (1)(e), for...
91.(1) Section 51 (cases in which key required) is amended...
92.In section 54 (tipping-off), in subsection (3)(a) and (b), for...
93.(1) Section 55 (general duties of specified authorities) is amended...
94.In section 56 (interpretation of Part 3), in subsection (1)—...
95.In section 58 (co-operation with and reports by section 57...
96.In section 65 (the Tribunal), in subsection (6), for paragraph...
97.In section 68 (Tribunal procedure), in subsection (7), omit paragraph...
98.(1) Section 76A (foreign surveillance operations) is amended in accordance...
99.In Schedule 1 (relevant public authorities), in Part 1 (relevant...
100.(1) Schedule 2 (persons having the appropriate permission) is amended...
Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (c. 29)
108.The Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 is amended as follows....
109.In section 2A (contribution to the reduction of crime), in...
111.(1) Section 3 (accreditation and training of financial investigators) is...
112.In section 41A (restraint orders: power to retain seized property...
113.In section 55 (sums received by designated officer), in subsection...
114.In section 72 (serious default in England and Wales), in...
115.In section 120A (restraint orders: power to retain seized property...
116.In section 139 (serious default in Scotland), in subsection (9)(ca)—...
117.In section 190A (restraint orders: power to retain seized property...
118.In section 195S (Codes of practice: Secretary of State), in...
119.In section 203 (sums received by chief clerk), in subsection...
120.In section 220 (serious default in Northern Ireland), in subsection...
121.In section 316 (general interpretation), in subsection (1), in paragraphs...
122.(1) Section 317 (SOCA's general Revenue functions) is amended in...
123.In section 318 (revenue functions regarding employment), for “SOCA” (in...
124.In section 319 (source of income), for “SOCA” (in each...
125.(1) Section 321 (SOCA's functions: transfers of value) is amended...
126.(1) Section 322 (SOCA's functions: certain settlements) is amended in...
127.In section 324 (exercise of Revenue functions), for “SOCA” (in...
129.In section 330 (failure to disclose; regulated sector), in subsection...
130.In section 331 (failure to disclose: nominated officers in the...
131.In section 332 (failure to disclose: other nominated officers), in...
132.In section 333A (tipping off: regulated sector), in subsection (2)(d),...
133.In section 336 (nominated officer: consent), in subsections (2)(a), (3)(a)...
134.In section 339ZA (disclosures to SOCA)— (a) in the title,...
135.In section 340 (interpretation), in subsection (13), for “Director General...
136.In section 351 (applications for orders: supplementary), in subsection (5),...
137.In section 352 (search and seizure warrants), in subsection (5)—...
138.In section 353 (requirements where production order not available), in...
139.In section 357 (disclosure orders), for “member of SOCA's staff”...
140.In section 362 (supplementary), in subsection (4A), for “member of...
141.In section 369 (supplementary), for “member of SOCA's staff” (in...
142.In section 375 (supplementary), in subsection (4), for “member of...
143.In section 377 (code of practice of Secretary of State...
144.(1) Section 378 (officers) is amended in accordance with this...
145.In section 416 (other interpretative provisions), in subsection (2), for...
146.In section 438 (disclosure of information by certain directors), in...
147.In section 439 (disclosure of information to Lord Advocate and...
148.In section 443 (enforcement in different parts of the United...
149.In section 444 (external requests and orders), in subsection (4),...
150.In section 445 (external investigations), for “SOCA” substitute “ the...
151.(1) In section 449 (SOCA's staff: pseudonyms) is amended in...
152.In Schedule 8 (forms of declarations)— (a) for “SOCA” (in...
Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 (c. 15)
157.The Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 is amended...
159.In section 62 (disclosure notices), in subsection (2), for paragraph...
160.In section 82 (protection of persons involved in investigations or...
161.(1) Section 153 (disclosure of information about insurance status of...
162.(1) Section 172 (orders and regulations) is amended in accordance...
163.In section 175 (penalties for offences: transitional modification for England...
165.In Schedule 5 (persons specified for the purposes of section...
Police, Public Order and Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2006 (asp 10)
Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007 (c. 19)
Part 3 Further consequential amendments and repeals
Single county court in England and Wales
Domestic and Appellate Proceedings (Restriction of Publicity) Act 1968 (c. 63)
Amendments of other references
53.In section 7(1) of the Access to Neighbouring Land Act...
54.In section 40 of the Administration of Justice Act 1956...
55.In section 26 of the Administration of Justice 1964 (Inner...
56.In section 96(1) of the Agricultural Holdings Act 1986 omit...
57.In section 18(5) of the Agricultural Marketing Act 1958 omit...
58.In section 5 of the Agriculture (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1954—...
61.In section 22(6) of the Architects Act 1997 (appeals) after...
63.In section 5(1) of the Caravan Sites Act 1968 (meaning...
65.In sections 10(7), 29(4) and 29A(1) of the Chiropractors Act...
66.In section 18(2)(b) of the Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act...
67.In the Civil Procedure Act 1997— (a) in sections 1(1)(c)...
68.In section 25(5)(c) of the Commissioners for Revenue and Customs...
71.In section 2(7) of the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties)...
72.In sections 115(1), 205(1) and 232(1) of the Copyright, Designs...
77.In section 15(1) of the Data Protection Act 1998 after...
80.In section 8 of the Disused Burial Grounds (Amendment) Act...
81.In the Enterprise Act 2002— (a) in section 16(6) after...
83.In section 133(8)(a) of the Financial Services and Markets Act...
85.(1) In section 82(4) of the Friendly Societies Act 1992...
86.(1) In section 48 of the Government Annuities Act 1929...
91.In section 42(3)(b) of the Industrial and Provident Societies Act...
92.In section 25(1) of the Inheritance (Provision for Family and...
93.In the Insolvency Act 1986— (a) in section 117(2) (county...
94.In Schedule 1 to the Interpretation Act 1978, in paragraph...
95.In section 26(7)(g) of the Judicial Retirement and Pensions Act...
98.In section 10 of the Landlord and Tenant (Requisitioned Land)...
100.In paragraph 4 of Schedule 14 to the Leasehold Reform,...
103.In paragraph (a) of the second sentence in section 1(1)...
104.In sections 62(1) and 87(2) of the Local Government Act...
105.In the London Building Acts (Amendment) Act 1939 (c. xcvii)—...
106.In Schedule 1 to the London Local Authorities Act 1996...
107.In section 64(2)(b) of the London Local Authorities Act 2007...
114.In section 73 of the Offices, Shops and Railway Premises...
116.In sections 10(7), 29(4) and 29A(1) of the Osteopaths Act...
120.In paragraph 11(2) of Schedule 3 to the Plant Varieties...
121.In the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000—
122.Omit section 9(2) of the Protection from Eviction Act 1977...
123.In section 9(5) of the Protection of Children Act 1999...
124.In section 32(10) of the Public Audit (Wales) Act 2004...
125.In paragraph 6(2)(a) of Schedule A1 to the Regulation of...
126.In section 104(1) of the Road Traffic Act 1988 (conduct...
128.In paragraph 9(3)(a) of Schedule 5 to the Social Security...
129.In paragraph 3(1) of Schedule 4 to the Social Security...
131.In section 61(3)(a) of the Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act...
132.In section 66(1) of the Taxes Management Act 1970 after...
135.In section 82(2)(b) of the Traffic Management Act 2004 for...
139.In section 5CE(5)(a) of the Veterinary Surgeons Act 1966 for...
140.In paragraph 11(1) of Schedule 15 to the Water Resources...
Part 2 The family court: further amendments
Maintenance Orders Act 1958 (c. 39)
3.The Maintenance Orders Act 1958 is amended as follows, but...
5.(1) Section 2 (registration of orders) is amended as follows....
7.In section 3 (enforcement of registered orders) omit subsections (2)...
9.(1) Section 4A (variation etc of orders registered in High...
10.(1) Section 5 (cancellation of registration) is amended as follows....
11.Section 18 (powers of magistrates to review committals etc) is...
12.(1) Section 20 (registration, variation and arrears) is amended as...
13.In section 21(1) omit the definition of “magistrates' court”.
Domestic and Appellate Proceedings (Restriction of Publicity) Act 1968 (c. 63)
Attachment of Earnings Act 1971 (c. 32)
20.The Attachment of Earnings Act 1971 is amended as follows....
21.(1) Section 1 (courts with power to attach earnings) is...
22.In section 2(b) (meaning of “High Court maintenance order” etc)—...
23.(1) Section 3 (application for order and conditions of court's...
25.In section 8(3) (order ceases to have effect when warrant...
27.In section 11(1)(a) (registered maintenance orders) for the words after...
28.In section 15D (interpretation of sections 15A to 15C) after...
29.In section 16(2)(d) (power of collecting officer) for “magistrates' court”...
30.(1) Section 18 (collecting officers of magistrates' courts) is amended...
31.(1) Section 20 (persons residing outside England and Wales) is...
33.In section 23 (enforcement) after subsection (10) insert—
Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975 (c. 63)
Magistrates' Courts Act 1980 (c. 43)
40.In section 58(2) (sums recoverable summarily as a civil debt)...
41.(1) Section 59 (orders for periodical payment: means of payment)...
42.(1) Section 59A (orders for periodical payment: proceedings by designated...
43.Omit section 59B (power of magistrates' court to impose penalty...
44.In section 60 (variation etc of orders for periodical payments)—...
45.In section 61(2) in the definition of “periodical payments order”...
47.In section 64 (costs)— (a) omit subsections (1A), (4) and...
51.In section 112(2) (decisions on appeals under section 111A) for...
52.In section 144 (procedure rules for civil proceedings in magistrates'...
Senior Courts Act 1981 (c. 54)
55.In section 33 (powers of High Court exercisable before commencement...
56.In section 34 (powers of High Court to order disclosure...
57.In section 35(1) (limits on High Court's power to make...
58.In section 37 (powers of High Court to grant injunctions...
59.In section 39(1) (powers of High Court to order documents...
60.In section 42(1)(a) and (b) (engaging in vexatious civil proceedings...
63.In Schedule 1 (distribution of business in High Court) omit...
County Courts Act 1984 (c. 28)
65.In section 4(1) (certain public buildings may be used for...
66.(1) In section 38(3) (county court does not have power...
67.Omit sections 40(9) and 42(8) and, in section 41(2), the...
68.In section 57 (evidence of prisoners) after subsection (4) insert—...
69.In section 61 (rights of audience by direction) after subsection...
70.In section 71 (satisfaction of orders for payment of costs...
71.In section 131 (appointment of auditors etc) after “controlling the...
84.In section 1(1) (Lord Chancellor's general duty to ensure that...
85.In section 18(5)(a) (presiding at sittings of justices) omit “or...
86.In section 19(2)(e) (committees may be established under rules to...
87.(1) Section 28 (functions of justices' clerks and assistant clerks)...
89.In section 34(2) (no order for costs in legal proceedings...
90.In section 66 (judges having powers of District Judges (Magistrates'...
91.(1) Section 75 (Family Procedure Rules) is amended as follows....
92.(1) Section 76 (further provision about scope of Family Procedure...
93.(1) Section 77(2) (membership of Family Rule Procedure Committee) is...
94.(1) Section 81 (practice directions relating to family proceedings) is...
95.In section 92(1) (power to prescribe fees for things dealt...
Part 3 Repeals and revocations in consequence of Parts 1 and 2 of this Schedule
Transfer of jurisdiction to family court
Part 1 Amendments of enactments
Maintenance Orders (Facilities for Enforcement) Act 1920 (c. 33)
4.(1) The Maintenance Orders (Facilities for Enforcement) Act 1920 is...
5.In section 1(2) (courts in which maintenance orders from Her...
7.(1) Section 4 (power of court of summary jurisdiction to...
8.(1) Section 4A (variation and revocation of maintenance orders) is...
10.In section 9 (use of depositions taken outside United Kingdom)...
11.In section 11(za) (application of section 3 to Northern Ireland)...
Maintenance Orders Act 1950 (c. 37)
16.In section 4(1) (court of summary jurisdiction in England has...
17.(1) In section 15(2) and (3) (service of process: endorsement...
18.(1) Section 17 (procedure for registration of maintenance orders) is...
19.(1) Section 18 (enforcement of registered orders) is amended as...
20.(1) Section 19 (functions of collecting officer etc) is amended...
21.In section 20(1)(a) (certificates as to arrears under registered maintenance...
22.(1) Section 22 (discharge and variation of maintenance orders registered...
23.(1) Section 24 (cancellation of registration) is amended as follows....
25.In section 28(1) (interpretation) in the definition of “collecting officer”...
Matrimonial Causes (Property and Maintenance) Act 1958 (c. 35)
Maintenance Orders (Reciprocal Enforcement) Act 1972 (c. 18)
29.The Maintenance Orders (Reciprocal Enforcement) Act 1972 is amended as...
30.(1) Section 3 (magistrates' court may make provisional maintenance order...
31.In section 4(6) (Scotland: application of section 3(5) and (6))...
32.Omit section 5(3A) (modification of section 60 of Magistrates' Courts...
33.In section 7 (confirmation of order made in reciprocating country)—...
34.In section 8 (enforcement of registered maintenance orders)—
35.Omit section 9(1ZA) (modification of section 60 of Magistrates' Courts...
37.(1) In section 14(3) (compelling attendance of witnesses etc)—
39.(1) Section 18 (magistrates' courts rules) is amended as follows....
40.In section 21(1) in the definition of “the appropriate court”—...
41.(1) Section 23 (orders registered in High Court under Maintenance...
42.In section 26(6)(a) (appropriate officer) for the words from “the...
43.In section 27B (sending application to which section 27A applies...
44.In section 27C (applications to which section 27A applies: general)—...
45.In section 28 (applications by spouses under the Domestic Proceedings...
46.In section 28A (applications by former spouses under the Domestic...
47.Section 28B (certain orders under Schedule 11 to the Children...
48.(1) Section 32 (transfer of orders) is amended as follows....
49.In section 33 (enforcement of orders)— (a) omit subsections (3)...
51.(1) Section 34A (variation of orders by magistrates' courts in...
52.In section 35 (further provision relating to variation etc of...
53.(1) Section 36 (admissibility of evidence given in convention country)...
54.In section 38 (obtaining evidence at request of court in...
55.In section 38A(1) (rules of court) after “done by” insert...
56.In section 42 (provisional order to cease to have effect...
57.In section 47(3) (interpretation: jurisdiction of magistrates' courts) for the...
Matrimonial Causes Act 1973 (c. 18)
59.In section 4(4)(a) (periods which may be treated for the...
61.(1) Section 33 (orders for repayment of sums paid under...
62.(1) Section 35 (alterations of maintenance agreements where both parties...
63.(1) Section 36 (alterations of maintenance agreements after death of...
64.(1) Section 38 (orders for repayment of periodical payments mistakenly...
65.(1) In section 52(1) (interpretation of the Act) for the...
Domestic Proceedings and Magistrates' Courts Act 1978 (c. 22)
67.The Domestic Proceedings and Magistrates' Courts Act 1978 is amended...
68.In section 1 (grounds of application to magistrates' court for...
69.In section 6(1) (application for order for payments agreed between...
70.In section 7(1) (powers of court where parties living apart...
71.(1) Section 19 (interim maintenance orders) is amended as follows....
72.In section 20 (variation, revival and revocation of orders for...
73.(1) Section 20ZA (variation of orders for periodical payments: further...
74.In section 20A(1) (application by child for revival of periodical...
76.Omit section 23(2) (certain powers of a magistrates' court do...
77.In section 25(4) (magistrates' court's power to determine date on...
78.Section 27 (refusal of order in case more suitable for...
81.(1) Section 30 (provisions as to jurisdiction and procedure) is...
83.(1) Section 32 (enforcement etc of orders for payment of...
84.(1) Section 35 (orders for repayment in certain cases of...
85.In section 88 (interpretation)— (a) in subsection (1) (defined terms),...
Matrimonial and Family Proceedings Act 1984 (c. 42)
87.The Matrimonial and Family Proceedings Act 1984 is amended as...
88.In section 27 (interpretation of Part 3: financial relief in...
89.In section 32 (meaning of “family business” etc) omit the...
90.Sections 33 to 36D (jurisdiction of county court in matrimonial...
91.In section 37 (directions as to distribution and transfer of...
92.(1) Section 38 (transfer of family proceedings from High Court...
93.(1) Section 39 (transfer of family proceedings to High Court...
94.Section 42 (county court proceedings in principal registry of Family...
96.In section 55(1) (application for declaration as to marital status...
97.In section 55A(1) (application for declaration of parentage may be...
98.(1) Section 56 (declarations of legitimacy or legitimation) is amended...
99.In section 57(1) (application for declaration as to adoption effected...
100.Omit section 60(5) (appeals in relation to magistrates' courts declarations...
103.Omit section 11J(13) (section 11J is without prejudice to section...
104.In section 14(1) (enforcement of residence orders in magistrates' courts)...
105.Omit section 15(2) (disapplication of powers of magistrates' courts in...
106.In section 38B(4) (court's power to accept undertaking relating to...
107.In section 44B(4) (court's power to accept undertaking relating to...
108.In section 83(5) (direction to obtain information for research purposes)...
109.(1) Section 92 (jurisdiction of courts) is amended as follows....
110.In section 93(2) omit paragraphs (d), (f), (g), (i) and...
112.Schedule 1 (financial provision for children) is amended as follows....
113.In paragraph 1(1) (financial provision for children: orders against parents)—...
114.In paragraph 5 (provisions relating to lump sums), omit sub-paragraphs...
115.(1) Paragraph 6A (variation etc of orders for periodical payments)...
116.Omit paragraph 10(6) (limits on powers of magistrates' courts to...
117.In paragraph 11 (alteration of maintenance agreement after death of...
118.In paragraph 12 (enforcement of orders for maintenance)—
119.In paragraph 13 (High Court or county court may order...
120.Omit paragraph 24(1) of Schedule 2 (enforcement of contribution orders...
Child Support Act 1991 (c. 48)
123.In section 10(5) (magistrates' court rules: statements as to maintenance...
124.In section 32L(10) (orders preventing avoidance: interpretation), in paragraph (a)...
125.In section 45(2)(a) (power of Lord Chancellor to provide for...
126.In section 48(1) (rights of audience for authorised officer of...
130.In section 45(2)(c) (ex parte orders: prejudice resulting from delay...
131.In section 46(5) (power to accept undertaking instead of making...
133.Section 50 (power of magistrates' court to suspend execution of...
134.Section 51 (power of magistrates' court to order hospital admission...
135.(1) Section 57 (jurisdiction of courts under Part 4) is...
136.Section 59 (jurisdiction of magistrates' courts under Part 4) is...
138.In section 63(1) (interpretation of Part 4), in the definition...
139.(1) Section 63M (jurisdiction of courts under Part 4A) is...
140.Section 63N (power to extend jurisdiction to magistrates' courts) is...
142.In section 63S (interpretation of Part 4A) in the definition...
144.(1) Paragraph 1 of Schedule 5 (powers to remand: meaning...
145.In paragraph 1 of Schedule 7 (transfer of certain tenancies...
Crime and Disorder Act 1998 (c. 37)
146.The Crime and Disorder Act 1998 is amended as follows....
147.(1) Section 11 (child safety orders) is amended as follows....
148.(1) Section 12 (child safety orders: supplemental) is amended as...
149.Omit section 13 (appeals to county court against child safety...
150.In section 13B(7) (parental compensation orders: offence) for “the 1980...
Adoption and Children Act 2002
151.The Adoption and Children Act 2002 is amended as follows....
152.In section 13 (information concerning adoption)— (a) in subsection (2)...
153.Omit section 55(2) (revocation of adoptions on legitimation: interpretation in...
154.In section 60 (disclosure of information to adopted adult)—
155.In section 92(1) (steps which may not be taken except...
156.In section 95(1)(d) (offences relating to payment for steps taken...
157.In section 101(1) (proceedings in High Court or county court...
158.Omit section 141(5) (rules of procedure: magistrates' courts).
159.In section 144(1) (interpretation), for the definition of “court” substitute—...
Civil Partnership Act 2004 (c. 33)
163.In section 46(5)(a) (periods which may be treated for the...
164.In section 58 (application for declaration may be made to...
165.(1) Section 66 (disputes between civil partners about property) is...
166.For section 220(b) (in sections 221 to 224 “the court”...
167.(1) Part 2 of Schedule 1 (special provisions about civil...
168.(1) Paragraph 15 of Schedule 2 (civil partnership of persons...
170.In paragraph 63(2) (payment of certain arrears under certain orders...
171.(1) Paragraph 64 (orders for repayment in certain cases of...
172.(1) Paragraph 65 (orders for repayment in certain cases of...
173.In paragraph 69 (alteration of maintenance agreements where both parties...
174.Omit paragraph 70 (limits on powers of magistrates' court to...
175.In paragraph 73 (alterations of maintenance agreements after death of...
176.For paragraph 80(3)(b) (in Schedule 5 “the court” includes certain...
177.For the Schedule title substitute “ Financial relief: provision corresponding...
178.Schedule 6 (financial relief in magistrates' courts etc) is amended...
179.In paragraph 1(1) (grounds of application to magistrates' court for...
180.Omit paragraph 8 (refusal of order in case more suitable...
181.In paragraph 9(1) (application for order for payments agreed between...
182.In paragraph 15(1) (powers of court where parties living apart...
183.(1) Paragraph 20 (circumstances in which interim orders may be...
184.Omit paragraph 23 (interim orders: payments which can be treated...
185.(1) Paragraph 24 (when interim order ceases to have effect)...
186.Omit paragraph 25(1) (interim order of High Court on ordering...
187.In paragraph 29(6) (magistrates' court's power to determine date on...
188.In paragraph 30 (variation, revocation, suspension and revival of orders...
189.In paragraph 31 (power to order lump sum on variation)...
190.In paragraph 35(1) (powers exercisable on varying an order) for...
192.In paragraph 37 (exercise of powers)— (a) in sub-paragraph (1)...
193.In paragraph 38 (further provision about exercise of powers)—
195.In paragraph 40(1) (application by child for revival of periodical...
196.Omit paragraphs 41 and 42 (variation by, and other powers...
197.(1) Paragraph 44 (orders for repayment in certain cases of...
198.In paragraph 46 (application of certain provisions of the Domestic...
199.(1) Paragraph 47 (jurisdiction and procedure) is amended as follows....
200.For the Schedule title substitute “Financial relief: provision corresponding to...
Part 2 Repeals and revocations in consequence of Part 1 of this Schedule
Gang-related injunctions: further amendments
2.After section 46A insert— Appeals Appeals against decisions of youth...
3.In section 48 (rules of court in relation to injunctions...
4.In section 49(1) (interpretation of Part 4) after the definition...
5.In paragraph 1(2) of Schedule 5 (courts' powers to remand...
6.Schedule 5A (breach of injunction: powers of court in respect...
7.(1) Paragraph 1 (power to make supervision order or detention...
8.In paragraph 4(11) (appropriate court may amend activity requirement in...
9.In paragraph 5(5) (appropriate court may amend curfew requirement in...
10.In paragraph 6(7) (appropriate court may amend electronic monitoring requirement...
11.In paragraph 8 (amendment of operative period of supervision order)—...
12.In paragraph 9(1) (change of area of residence of person...
13.In paragraph 10(1) and (4) (application for revocation of supervision...
15.In paragraph 15(1) and (4) (application for revocation of detention...
Part 3 Judicial Appointments Commission
Part 4 Judicial appointments: selection, and transfer of powers of Lord Chancellor
Deputy and temporary Masters etc to be appointed by Lord Chief Justice
Deputy district judges to be appointed by Lord Chief Justice
Deputy District Judges (Magistrates' Courts) to be appointed by Lord Chief Justice
Transfer of appointment powers to Lord Chief Justice: further provisions
Senior President of Tribunals to make certain appointments to First-tier and Upper Tribunals
42.The Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 is amended as...
43.In section 7(7) (Lord Chancellor's power to appoint Chamber Presidents...
44.(1) In section 8 (power of Senior President of Tribunals...
45.(1) Schedule 2 (judges and other members of the First-tier...
47.(1) Schedule 4 (chambers, and chamber presidents, for the First-tier...
48.(1) Section 94B of the Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (certain...
49.(1) Schedule 14 to that Act (Judicial Appointments Commission: relevant...
Appointments by Lord Chief Justice or Senior President of Tribunals: equalities provisions
Certain deployments to the High Court to be made from pool of selected judges
Other changes in relation to selection process and complaints
54.The Constitutional Reform Act 2005 is amended as follows.
55.In section 66(1)(a) (Lord Chancellor to consult Lord Chief Justice...
58.(1) Section 70 (process for selecting person to be recommended...
59.In section 75A (sections 75B to 75G apply where request...
60.(1) Section 75B (process for selecting person to be recommended...
63.(1) Section 79 (process for selecting person to be recommended...
66.(1) Section 87 (request for selection of person to fill...
67.In section 88 (selection process: puisne judges of High Court...
68.For section 94 (Commission's duty to identify persons suitable for...
69.(1) Section 95 (Lord Chancellor's power to withdraw or modify...
70.(1) Section 97 (consultation under certain provisions to be with...
71.(1) In section 99 (judicial appointments: complaints) after subsection (3)...
72.In section 100 (duty to make arrangements to investigate complaints)...
73.(1) Section 101 (complaints to the Judicial Conduct and Appointments...
74.In section 102 (Ombudsman's reports and recommendations)—
75.(1) Section 103 (Ombudsman's reports) is amended as follows.
76.(1) Section 104 (referrals to Judicial Conduct and Appointments Ombudsman...
77.In section 105 (provision of information to Ombudsman) after “The...
78.In section 144(5) (orders and regulations subject to affirmative procedure)...
79.In paragraph 2 of Schedule 7 (functions of Lord Chancellor...
80.In Schedule 12 (the Judicial Appointments Commission) in paragraphs 20(6)...
Changes in relation to selection process: consequential repeals
83.Where a Head of Division is incapable of exercising relevant...
84.An appointment under paragraph 83— (a) must be in writing,...
85.In paragraph 83— “Head of Division” means— the Master of...
86.In this Part of this Schedule “relevant functions” means functions...
88.After section 10(6) of the Senior Courts Act 1981 (where...
Part 1 Deployment under section 9 of the Senior Courts Act 1981
Part 4 Deployment of judges to the First-tier Tribunal and the Upper Tribunal
Part 5 Deployment of judges to the Employment Appeal Tribunal
Part 7 Amendments following renaming of chairmen of employment tribunals
Exclusions from definition of “relevant publisher”
Dealing non-custodially with offenders
Part 2 Deferring the passing of sentence to allow for restorative justice
Part 3 Removal of limits on compensation orders made against adults
Part 4 Electronic monitoring of offenders
12.(1) Section 177 (community orders) is amended as follows.
13.(1) Section 190 (suspended sentence orders) is amended as follows....
14.In section 192(3)(b) (reviews of suspended sentence order)—
15.In section 197(1)(a) (meaning of “the responsible officer” where curfew...
16.(1) Section 215 (electronic monitoring requirement) is amended as follows....
17.After section 215 insert— Data from electronic monitoring: code of...
18.(1) Section 218 (availability of arrangements in local area) is...
19.In Schedule 8 (breach etc of community order) in paragraph...
20.(1) Schedules 9 and 13 (transfer of community or suspended...
21.In Schedule 12 (breach or amendment of suspended sentence order...
Part 6 Statements of assets and other financial circumstances of offenders etc
Part 7 Information to enable a court to deal with an offender
Part 8 Related amendments in Armed Forces Act 2006
Removal of limits on compensation orders made against adults
Statements of assets and other financial circumstances of offenders etc
Deferred prosecution agreements
Part 2 Offences in relation to which a DPA may be entered into
Proceeds of crime: civil recovery of the proceeds etc of unlawful conduct
Proceeds of crime: investigations
Part 3 Consequential amendments: immigration officers and National Crime Agency
Part 3 Devolution issues in Scotland
Extradition to category 1 territories
16.Part 1 of the Extradition Act 2003 (extradition to category...
17.(1) In section 30 (detention pending conclusion of appeal under...
18.After section 33 insert— Scottish devolution issue: remand in custody...
19.After section 33A insert— Detention pending conclusion of appeals relating...
20.In section 34 (appeals: general), at the beginning insert “...
21.(1) In section 36 (extradition following appeal), for subsection (9)...
Extradition to category 2 territories
22.Part 2 of the Extradition Act 2003 (extradition to category...
23.(1) In section 107 (detention pending conclusion of appeal under...
24.(1) In section 112 (detention pending conclusion of appeal under...
25.After section 115A insert— Detention pending conclusion of appeals relating...
26.In section 116 (appeals: general), at the beginning insert “...
27.(1) In section 118 (extradition following appeal), for subsection (8)...
28.After section 118A (inserted by paragraph 27) insert— Scottish devolution...
Powers of immigration officers: further provision
Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000
5.The Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 is amended as...
6.In section 32(6) (authorisation of intrusive surveillance: senior authorising officers),...
7.(1) Section 33 (rules for grant of authorisations) is amended...
8.(1) Section 34 (grant of authorisations in the senior officer's...
9.(1) Section 35 (notification of authorisations for intrusive surveillance) is...
10.(1) Section 36 (approval required for authorisations to take effect)...
11.In section 37 (quashing of authorisations), in subsection (1)—
12.In section 40 (information to be provided to Surveillance Commissioners),...
13.In section 46 (restrictions on authorisations extending to Scotland), in...
15.In section 41A (restraint orders: power to retain seized property...
16.(1) Section 47C (power to seize property) is amended in...
17.In section 47G (“appropriate approval”), in subsection (3), after paragraph...
18.In section 47M (further detention in other cases), in subsection...
19.In section 72 (serious default), in subsection (9), after paragraph...
20.In section 120A (restraint orders: power to retain seized property...
21.(1) Section 127C (power to seize property) is amended in...
22.In section 127G (“appropriate approval”), in subsection (3), after paragraph...
23.In section 127M (further detention in other cases: Scotland), in...
24.In section 190A (restraint orders: power to retain seized property),...
25.(1) Section 195C (power to seize property) is amended in...
26.In section 195G (“appropriate approval”), in subsection (3), after paragraph...
27.In section 195M (further detention in other cases: Northern Ireland),...
28.In section 297A (forfeiture notice), in subsection (6), after paragraph...
29.In section 297F (release of cash subject to forfeiture notice),...
30.In section 351 (supplementary provision about production orders), in subsection...
31.In section 352 (search and seizure warrants), in subsection (5)—...
32.In section 353 (requirements where production order not available), in...
33.In section 356 (further provisions: civil recovery and detained cash),...
35.(1) Section 369 (supplementary provision about customer information orders) is...
36.In section 375 (supplementary provision about account monitoring orders), in...
37.(1) Section 377 (code of practice of Secretary of State...
Saving of provisions of Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Act 2009
Drugs and driving: minor and consequential amendments
2.(1) Section 3A (causing death by careless driving when under...
3.(1) Section 6C (preliminary drug test) is amended as follows....
4.In section 6D (arrest), in subsection (1), for the words...
5.(1) Section 7 (provision of specimens for analysis) is amended...
6.(1) Section 10 (detention of persons affected by alcohol or...
7.In section 192 (general interpretation of Act), in the definition...
Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988 (c. 53)
9.The Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988 is amended as follows....
10.(1) Section 15 (use of specimens in proceedings for an...
11.(1) Section 24 (alternative verdicts: general) is amended as follows....
12.In section 34 (disqualification for certain offences), in subsection (3),...
14.The amendments in paragraph 10 do not affect the application...
Proceeds of crime provisions: Northern Ireland
Part 1 Civil recovery provisions
Relevant civil recovery provisions not to extend to Northern Ireland unless order made
Power to provide for relevant civil recovery provisions to extend to Northern Ireland
Relevant civil recovery provision extending to Northern Ireland
Relevant civil recovery provision not extending to Northern Ireland
Consent of Northern Ireland Assembly to transferred provision
Orders under this Part of this Schedule: particular provision
Part 2 Investigation provisions
Relevant investigation provisions not to extend to Northern Ireland unless order made
Power to provide for relevant investigation provisions to extend to Northern Ireland
Relevant investigation provision extending to Northern Ireland
Relevant investigation provision not extending to Northern Ireland
Consent of Northern Ireland Assembly to transferred provision
Orders under this Part of this Schedule: particular provision
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