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The Rules of the Supreme Court (Northern Ireland) (Amendment No.2) 2008
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These Rules amend the Rules of the Supreme Court (Northern Ireland) 1980 (SR 1980/346) so as to—
assign proceedings under Schedule 1 to the Forced Marriage (Civil Protection) Act 2007 [c.20] to the Family Division of the High Court by amending Order 1, rule 12 (rule 2(1));
make a small number of amendments in consequence of the transfer of probate business from Family Division to Chancery Division (rules 2(2), (4)(b), (5) and (6));
amend Order 83 to take account of changes made to the Consumer Credit Act 1974 by the Consumer Credit Act 2006 in relation to unfair relationships in connection with credit agreements (rule 2(3)); and
prescribe the procedure for applications to the High Court under the Companies (Cross-Border Mergers) Regulations 2007 (“the Regulations”) by inserting new rules 1(2)(t) and 17-21 into Order 93 to add a reference to the 2007 Regulations and prescribe the procedure for making an application under the Regulations (rules 2(4)(a) and (c)).
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