SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 10The family court

Part 2The family court: further amendments

Magistrates' Courts Act 1980 (c. 43)

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(1)

Section 59A (orders for periodical payment: proceedings by designated officer) is amended as follows.

(2)

In subsections (1) and (2) for “a relevant UK order” substitute “an order made by a magistrates' court”.

(3)

In subsection (7) (interpretation)—

(a)

in the definition of “the relevant designated officer”—

(i)

after paragraph (a) insert “ and ”, and

(ii)

omit paragraph (c) and the “and” preceding it,

(b)

omit the definition of “relevant UK order”, and

(c)

omit the words after that definition.