SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 11Transfer of jurisdiction to family court
Part 1Amendments of enactments
Civil Partnership Act 2004 (c. 33)
I1172
1
Paragraph 65 (orders for repayment in certain cases of sums paid after cessation of order by reason of formation of subsequent civil partnership or marriage) is amended as follows.
2
In sub-paragraph (6) (application may be made in certain proceedings, or to county court) for “a county court”, in each place, substitute “
the family court
”
.
3
Omit sub-paragraph (7) (no limits on jurisdiction of county court under sub-paragraph (6)).
4
In sub-paragraph (8)(a) (liability of court officers in respect of orders for periodical payments)—
a
for “the designated officer for a magistrates' court to whom any payments under a payments order are required to be made” substitute “
an officer of the family court
”
, and
b
for “in pursuance of the payments order” substitute “
, in pursuance of a payments order requiring payments to be made to the court or an officer of the court,
”
.
5
In sub-paragraph (10) (interpretation) for paragraphs (b) and (c) substitute
or
aa
the officer of the family court,