The Courts and Tribunals (Judiciary and Functions of Staff) Act 2018 (Consequential, Transitional and Saving Provision) Regulations 2020

Amendment of the Family Court (Composition and Distribution of Business) Rules 2014U.K.

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16.—(1) The Family Court (Composition and Distribution of Business) Rules 2014 M1 are amended as follows.

(2) In rule 2 (interpretation), in paragraph (1), omit the definitions of “assistant to a justices' clerk” and “justices' clerk”.

(3) In rule 6 (composition: appeals heard by a judge of circuit judge level or a judge of High Court level), in paragraph (2)(d), for “a justices' clerk or an assistant to a justices' clerk” substitute “ a person nominated by the Lord Chancellor who is authorised to exercise functions under section 31O(1) of the Matrimonial and Family Proceedings Act 1984 ”.

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