Magistrates' Courts (Family Law Act 1986) (Amendment) Rules (Northern Ireland) 1996

Citation and commencement

1.  These Rules may be cited as the Magistrates' Courts (Family Law Act 1986) (Amendment) Rules (Northern Ireland) 1996 and shall come into operation on 18th March 1996.

Amendment of the Magistrates' Courts (Family Law Act 1986) Rules (Northern Ireland) 1988

2.  The Magistrates' Courts (Family Law Act 1986) Rules (Northern Ireland) 1988(1) shall be amended as follows:

(1) in Rule 2(1):

(i) for the definition of “the appropriate court” there shall be substituted the following definition—

““the appropriate court” means in relation to England and Wales, the High Court, in relation to Scotland, the Court of Sessions and in relation to the Isle of Man, the High Court of Justice of the Isle of Man;”;

• and;

(ii) after the definition of “the appropriate court” there shall be inserted the following definition—

““the Chief Registrar” means the Chief Registrar in the Isle of Man;”;

(2) in Rule 3(3) for the words “of the appropriate court or to both, as the case may be” there shall be substituted the words “or to the Chief Registrar, or to more than one of those persons as the case may be”;

(3) in Rule 4(1) for the words “or to both as the case may be” there shall be substituted the words “or to the Chief Registrar or to more than one of those persons as the case may be”;

(4) in Form 1—

(i) in the heading after the words “or Scotland” there shall be inserted the words “or the Isle of Man”;

(ii) for the words “or both” there shall be substituted the words “the Isle of Man or (stating which) more than one of these”.

Mackay of Clashfern, C.

Dated 27th February 1996