Crime and Courts Act 2013 (c. 22)

SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 11 U.K. Transfer of jurisdiction to family court

Part 1 U.K. Amendments of enactments

Maintenance Orders (Reciprocal Enforcement) Act 1972 (c. 18) U.K.

38 U.K. In section 17 (proceedings in magistrates' courts)—

(a) in subsection (4) (courts in same area have same jurisdiction)—

(i) after “magistrates' court”, in the first place, insert “ in Northern Ireland ”,

(ii) omit the words from “acting”, in the first place, to “Northern Ireland,”, and

(iii) for “district)” substitute “ district ”,

(b) in subsection (5A) (jurisdiction where respondent resides in reciprocating country) for “a magistrates' court in England and Wales”, in both places, and for “such a court”, substitute “ the family court ”, and

(c) in subsection (7) (proceedings in absence of respondent) for “a magistrates' court”, in both places, substitute “the family court in England and Wales or a magistrates' court in Northern Ireland”.

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 11 para. 38 in force at 22.4.2014 by S.I. 2014/954, art. 2(e) (with art. 3) (with transitional provisions and savings in S.I. 2014/956, arts. 3-11)