SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 11Transfer of jurisdiction to family court

Part 1Amendments of enactments

Maintenance Orders (Reciprocal Enforcement) Act 1972 (c. 18)

30(1)Section 3 (magistrates’ court may make provisional maintenance order against person residing in reciprocating country) is amended as follows.

(2)In subsection (1) for “a magistrates’ court” substitute “the family court”.

(3)In subsection (4) (application not to be transferred etc)—

(a)before paragraph (a) insert—

(za)a court to transfer proceedings from the family court to the High Court,, and

(b)in paragraphs (a) and (b) after “magistrates’ court” insert “in Northern Ireland”, and

(c)in those paragraphs after “High Court” insert “of Justice in Northern Ireland”.

(4)In subsection (6) (effect of order being confirmed) omit “magistrates’”.

(5)Omit subsection (7)(b) (Northern Ireland: application of subsection (4)).

(6)In the title omit “magistrates’”.