2003 No. 719 (L. 19)
The Family Proceedings Fees (Amendment No. 2) Order 2003
Made
Laid before Parliament
Coming into force in accordance with article 1
The Lord Chancellor, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 41 of the Matrimonial and Family Proceedings Act 19841 and section 415 of the Insolvency Act 19862 with the concurrence of the Treasury under section 41 of the Matrimonial and Family Proceedings Act 1984, and with the sanction of the Treasury under section 415(1) of the Insolvency Act 1986, makes the following Order:
Citation and commencement1
This Order may be cited as the Family Proceedings Fees (Amendment No. 2) Order 2003 and shall come into force—
a
for the purposes of article 2(c) and (d) on the same day as section 1 of the State Pensions Credit Act 20023 comes into force for all purposes; and
b
for all other purposes on 6th April 2003.
Amendment to the Family Proceedings Fees Order 19992
In article 4(2) of the Family Proceedings Fees Order 19994—
a
for paragraph (b) substitute—
b
working tax credit, provided that—
i
the party is also in receipt of child tax credit; or
ii
there is a disability element or severe disability element (or both) to the tax credit received by the party;
and that the gross annual income taken into account for the calculation of the working tax credit is £14,213 or less;
b
omit paragraph (bb);
c
in paragraph (c) for “1995” substitute “1995; and”; and
d
after paragraph (c) insert—
d
guarantee credit under the State Pensions Credit Act 2002.
Transitional provision3
1
A person who at any time on or after 6th April 2003 receives working families' tax credit or disabled person’s tax credit shall be entitled to exemption from court fees payable on or after 6th April 2003 to the same extent as if this Order had not come into force.
2
This Order has effect only in relation to fees payable on or after 6th April 2003, and in relation to fees payable before that date the Family Proceedings Fees Order 1999 shall have effect as if this Order had not been made.
We concur,
(This note is not part of the Order)