Amendments to the Family Procedure Rules 2010

19.  In rule 27.2—

(a) in the heading, for “of the magistrates’ courts” substitute “: proceedings before a lay justice or justices”;

(b) in paragraph (1) for “in a magistrates’ court” substitute “in the family court before a lay justice or justices”;

(c) in paragraph (5)—

(i) in sub-paragraph (a) before “justice” insert “lay”; and

(ii) in sub-paragraph (b), before “justice” insert “lay”;

(d) in paragraph (7), before “justices” insert “lay”; and

(e) omit paragraph (10) .