The Magistrates' Courts Fees (Amendment) Order 1994
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King's Printer of Acts of Parliament
2011-07-04
MAGISTRATES' COURTS
This Order introduces a fee of £30 in respect of applications in the magistrates' courts under section 30 of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 1990. Section 30 confers power upon the court to make a parental order in respect of a child in favour of a married couple, at least one of whom is the genetic parent and where the child has been born as a result of a surrogacy arrangement satisfying certain conditions. The section came into force on 1st November 1994.
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Part I of Schedule 6 to the Magistrates' Courts Act 19803 shall be varied by the insertion of “section 30 of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 19904,” after “Parts I or II of the Children Act 1989,” under the heading “FAMILY PROCEEDINGS”.