Prospective
5(1)Except for paragraph 6 of this Schedule, nothing in any provision of Part II, Part I of Schedule 8 or Schedule 10—E+W
(a)applies to, or affects—
(i)any decree granted before the coming into force of the provision;
(ii)any proceedings begun, by petition or otherwise, before that time; or
(iii)any decree granted in any such proceedings;
(b)affects the operation of—
(i)the 1973 Act,
(ii)any other enactment, or
(iii)any subordinate legislation,
in relation to any such proceedings or decree or to any proceedings in connection with any such proceedings or decree; or
(c)without prejudice to paragraph (b), affects any transitional provision having effect under Schedule 1 to the 1973 Act.
(2)In this paragraph, “subordinate legislation” has the same meaning as in the M1Interpretation Act 1978.
Marginal Citations
6(1)Section 31 of the 1973 Act has effect as amended by this Act in relation to any order under Part II of the 1973 Act made after the coming into force of the amendments.E+W
(2)Subsections (7) to (7F) of that section also have effect as amended by this Act in relation to any order made before the coming into force of the amendments.