Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 2015

The Domestic Proceedings (Northern Ireland) Order 1980 (NI 15)

81.—(1) In Article 29 (case more suitable for High Court) omit the words “acting for the same petty sessions district as the first-mentioned court”.

(2) In Article 30 (powers of High Court and county court)—

(a) in paragraph (1) omit “divorce”;

(b) in paragraph (2) omit “(whether or not it is a divorce county court)”;

(c) omit paragraph (3).

(3) In Article 32(1) (jurisdiction)—

(a) omit “and without prejudice to Article 77(3) of the Magistrates’ Court (Northern Ireland) Order 1981”;

(b) omit the words from “if at the date of the making of the order” to the end.

(4) In Article 34(1) (constitution of courts) omit “acting for the same petty sessions district as that court”.