SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 10The family court

Part 2The family court: further amendments

Magistrates' Courts Act 1980 (c. 43)

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(1)

Section 59 (orders for periodical payment: means of payment) is amended as follows.

(2)

In subsection (1) (duty to exercise powers under subsection (3))—

(a)

omit the words from “then” preceding paragraph (a) to “maintenance order,” in paragraph (b), and

(b)

for “that subsection” substitute “ subsection (3) below ”.

(3)

Omit subsections (2), (3)(cc), (3A), (5), (7) to (12) (maintenance orders).

(4)

In subsection (3) omit paragraphs (c) to (d).