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The Family Law Act 1996 (Part IV)(Allocation of Proceedings) Order 1997

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1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Family Law Act 1996 (Part IV) (Allocation of Proceedings) Order 1997 and shall come into force on 1st October 1997.

(2) In this Order, unless the context otherwise requires—

“county court” means a county court of one of the classes specified in article 2;

“family proceedings” has the meaning assigned by section 63 and includes proceedings which are family business within the meaning of section 32 of the Matrimonial and Family Proceedings Act 1984(1);

“family proceedings court” has the meaning assigned by article 3;

“the Act” means the Family Law Act 1996 and a section, Part or Schedule referred to by number alone means the section, Part or Schedule so numbered in that Act.

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1984 c. 42; section 32 was amended by the Family Law Act 1996 (c. 27), Schedule 8 paragraph 32(5).

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