PART 2Amendments to secondary legislation
Amendments to the International Recovery of Maintenance (Hague Convention 2007 etc.) Regulations 2012138
In paragraph 2—
a
in sub-paragraph (1), for “a magistrates’ court” substitute “the family court”;
b
in sub-paragraph (2), for “the magistrates’ court designated for these purposes by rules of court” substitute “the family court”;
c
in sub-paragraph (8)—
i
for “a magistrates’ court in England and Wales” substitute “the family court”;
ii
omit “save that sections 76 and 93 of the Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980 have effect as modified by section 5(5B) and (5C) of the Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1982”; and
iii
for “section 150(1) of the Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980” substitute “section 1(10) of the Maintenance Enforcement Act 1991”; and
d
in sub-paragraph (10)—
i
for “a magistrates’ court in England and Wales” substitute “the family court”; and
ii
for “designated officer for that court” substitute “court officer of the family court in the Designated Family Judge area in which the maintenance decision is registered”.