Crime and Courts Act 2013

Civil Partnership Act 2004 (c. 33)

172 (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,”.