SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 10The family court
Part 2The family court: further amendments
94Courts Act 2003 (c. 39)
1
Section 81 (practice directions relating to family proceedings) is amended as follows.
2
In subsection (1)—
a
in paragraph (za) after “Court of Appeal” insert “in proceedings on appeal from the Family Division of the High Court or from the family court”, and
b
for the words after paragraph (za) substitute—
zb
the Family Division of the High Court in proceedings which are business assigned, by or under section 61 of (and Schedule 1 to) the Senior Courts Act 1981, to that Division of the High Court and no other, and
aa
the family court.
3
In subsection (2) for the words “of those courts in family proceedings” substitute “mentioned in subsection (1) which are”.
4
In subsection (2A) for “of any relevant court in family proceedings” substitute “mentioned in subsection (1)”.
5
In subsection (3)(a) for “of any relevant court in family proceedings,” substitute “mentioned in subsection (1),”.
6
In subsection (5) omit the definition of “relevant court”.