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1. These Rules may be cited as the Family Proceedings Courts (Children Act 1989) (Amendment) Rules 2009 and come into force on 6th April 2009.
2. The Family Proceedings Courts (Children Act 1989) Rules 1991(1) are amended in accordance with rules 3 to 11.
3. In the Arrangement of Rules—
(a)in the entry for rule 2, after “1989” insert “and the Childcare Act 2006(2)”; and
(b)after the entry for rule 2, insert—
“2A Proceedings with respect to which a single justice may discharge the functions of a court”.
4. In the heading to rule 2, after “the Act of 1989”, insert “and the Childcare Act 2006”.
5. In rule 2(5)(a), omit “75(1)”.
6. After rule 2, insert—
Where an application is made for a warrant under section 79 of the Childcare Act 2006, a single justice may discharge the functions of a family proceedings court in relation to those proceedings.”.
7. In rule 4(4)—
(a)at the end of sub-paragraph (d), omit “or”;
(b)at the end of sub-paragraph (e), insert “or”; and
(c)after sub-paragraph (e), insert—
“(f)a warrant under section 79 of the Childcare Act 2006.”.
8. In rule 4(4)(ii), omit “and also in the case of an application for an order under section 75(1) where the application is ex parte,”.
9. For rule 21(8)(b) substitute—
“(b)an order under section 44, 48(9) or 50.”
10. In Schedule 1, for Forms C19 and C23, substitute the forms set out in the Schedule to these Rules.
11. In Schedule 2—
(a)in the entry relating to section 25, 44(1), 44(9)(b) etc., in column (i), omit “75(1)” and in column (iii), omit “75(1) or” and “in the case of an application under section 75(1), the registered person;”;
(b)at the end of column (i), insert “Section 79 of the Childcare Act 2006”;
(c)in the corresponding entry in column (ii), insert “1 day”; and
(d)in the corresponding entry in column (iii), insert “Any person preventing or likely to prevent Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Education, Children’s Services and Skills from exercising a power conferred on him by section 77”.
Lord Judge, C.J.
I concur
Bridget Prentice
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State
Ministry of Justice
10th March 2009
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