Information from a court
6.—(1) Where there is or has been a relevant court order, or there have been proceedings in which such an order was sought or where such proceedings are pending, the persons mentioned in paragraph (2) must furnish such information or evidence in relation to that order or those proceedings as is required by the Commission and is needed for any of the purposes mentioned in regulation 4(1).
(2) The persons who are required to furnish information or evidence are—
(a)in England and Wales—
(i)in relation to the High Court, the senior district judge of the principal registry of the Family Division or, where proceedings were instituted in a district registry, the district judge;
(ii)in relation to a county court, the proper officer of that court within the meaning of Order 1, Rule 3 of the County Courts Rules 1981 M1;
(iii)in relation to a magistrates' court, the designated officer for that court;
(b)in Scotland—
(i)in relation to the Court of Session, the Deputy Principal Clerk of Session;
(ii)in relation to a sheriff court, the sheriff clerk.
(3) In paragraph (1) “relevant court order” means—
(a)an order as to periodical or capital provision or as to variation of property rights made under an enactment specified in paragraphs (a) to (ea) of section 8(11) of the 1991 Act or prescribed under section 8(11) of that Act in relation to a person who has made an application for a maintenance calculation or a qualifying child, person with care or non-resident parent in relation to such an application;
(b)an order under Part II of the Children Act 1989 M2 (orders with respect to children in family proceedings) in relation to a qualifying child or, in Scotland, an order under section 3 of the Law Reform (Parent and Child) (Scotland) Act 1986 M3 or a decree of declarator under section 7 of that Act in relation to a qualifying child.
Marginal Citations
M1S.I. 1981/1687, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.