SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 10The family court

Part 2The family court: further amendments

Courts Act 2003 (c. 39)

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1

Section 75 (Family Procedure Rules) is amended as follows.

2

In subsection (1) (family proceedings in certain courts to be governed by Family Procedure Rules) omit the words after “proceedings”.

3

For subsection (3) (meaning of “family proceedings”) substitute—

3

Family proceedings” means—

a

proceedings in the family court, and

a

proceedings in the Family Division of the High Court which are business assigned, by or under section 61 of (and Schedule 1 to) the Senior Courts Act 1981, to that Division of the High Court and no other.

4

In subsection (4) (differential provision) before “different areas” insert “ different cases or ”.