Amendment of the Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980
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6. In section 54—
(a)for the heading, substitute “Adjournment and stays”; and
(b)after subsection (2) insert—
“(3) In family proceedings a magistrates’ court may stay the whole or part of any proceedings or order either generally or until a specified date or event.
(4) Subsections (1) and (2) are subject, for the purpose of family proceedings in any magistrates’ court, to other provision made by Family Procedure Rules.”.