39(1)Section 18 (magistrates' courts rules) is amended as follows.U.K.
(2)Before subsection (1) insert—
“(A1)Rules of court may make provision with respect to the matters that would be mentioned in any of paragraphs (b), (c), (e) and (f) of subsection (1) if references in those paragraphs to a magistrates' court, or to magistrates' courts, were references to the family court.”
(3)In subsection (1) (provision which may be made in rules of court)—
(a)for the words before paragraph (a) substitute “ The matters referred to in subsections (A1) and (2) are— ”, and
(b)in paragraph (a) for “local justice area”, in both places, substitute “ petty sessions district ”.
(4)In subsection (1A) (further provision about rules of court in relation to England and Wales) for “(1)” substitute “ (A1) ”.
(5)For the title substitute “ Rules of court ”.
Commencement Information
I1Sch. 11 para. 39 in force at 22.4.2014 by S.I. 2014/954, art. 2(e) (with art. 3) (with transitional provisions and savings in S.I. 2014/956, arts. 3-11)