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.

43 U.K. In section 27B (sending application to which section 27A applies to appropriate magistrates' court)—

(a) in subsection (1) for the words from “designated” to the end substitute “ family court ”,

(b) in subsection (2) (attempted service of respondent)—

(i) for “Subject to subsection (4) below, if” substitute “ If ”,

(ii) for “a magistrates' court having jurisdiction to hear it” substitute “ the family court ”,

(iii) for “designated officer for the” substitute “ family ”, and

(iv) for “he” substitute “ the family court ”,

(c) omit subsections (4) and (5) (sending on of application to another magistrates' court), and

(d) in the title for “appropriate magistrates'” substitute “ family ”.

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 11 para. 43 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)