Magistrates' Courts (Children (Northern Ireland) Order 1995) Rules (Northern Ireland) 1996

Matters prescribed for the purposes of the Order

2.—(1) The parties to proceedings in which directions are given under Article 57(6) and any person named in such a direction, form the prescribed class for the purposes of Article 57(8)(b) (application to vary directions made with interim care or interim supervision order).

(2) The following proceedings are specified for the purposes of Article 60 in accordance with paragraph 6(i) thereof—

(a) proceedings under Article 33(1);

(b) proceedings under Article 44;

(c) applications under Article 52(7);

(d) proceedings under paragraph 6(3) of Schedule 3.

(3) The applicant for an order that has been made under Article 62(1) and the persons referred to in Article 62(11) may, in any circumstances, apply under Article 62(12) for a child assessment order to be varied or discharged.

(4) The following persons form the prescribed class for the purposes of Article 63(9)(b) (application to vary directions)—

(a) the parties to the application in which it is sought to vary the directions;

(b) the guardian ad litem;

(c) the authority in whose area the child is ordinarily resident;

(d) any person who is named in the directions.

(5) Where, in accordance with the Allocation Order an application is required to be commenced in a family proceedings court the following proceedings are prescribed for the purposes of Article 165(2)(i)—

(a) proceedings on an ex parte application under Article 63; 67 and 69; and under rule 5 are proceedings with respect to which a resident magistrate or member of a juvenile court panel may discharge the functions of a court of summary jurisdiction; and

(b) proceedings in accordance with rule 3, 6, 7, 11, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19 and 20 are proceedings with respect to which a resident magistrate may discharge the functions of a court of summary jurisdiction.