The Family Proceedings Courts (Children Act 1989) Rules 1991

1. Introductory Text

2. PART I Introductory

   1. 1. Citation, commencement and interpretation

   2. 2. Matters prescribed for the purposes of the Act of 1989

3. PART II General

   1. 3. Application for leave to commence proceedings

   2. 4. Application

   3. 5. Withdrawal of application

   4. 6. Transfer of proceedings

   5. 7. Parties

   6. 8. Service

   7. 9. Answer to application

   8. 10. Appointment of guardian ad litem

   9. 11. Powers and duties of guardian ad litem

   10. 12. Solicitor for child

   11. 13. Welfare officer

   12. 14. Directions

   13. 15. Timing of proceedings

   14. 16. Attendance at directions appointment and hearing

   15. 17. Documentary evidence

   16. 18. Expert evidence—examination of child

   17. 19. Amendment

   18. 20. Oral evidence

   19. 21. Hearing

4. PART III Miscellaneous

   1. 22. Costs

   2. 23. Confidentiality of documents

   3. 24. Enforcement of residence order

   4. 25. Notification of consent

   5. 26. Secure accommodation

   6. 27. Investigation under section 37

   7. 28. Limits on the power of a justices' clerk or a single justice to make an order under section 11(3) or section 38(1)

   8. 29. Appeals to a family proceedings court under section 77(6) and paragraph 8(1) of Schedule 8

   9. 30. Contribution orders

   10. 31. Direction to local education authority to apply for education supervision order

   11. 32. Delegation by justices' clerk

   12. 33. Application of section 97 of the Magistrates' Courts Act 1980

   13. 34. Consequential and minor amendments, savings and transitionals

5. Signature

6. SCHEDULES

   1. 1

      Forms

   2. 2

      Respondents and notice

   3. 3

      Consequential and minor amendments

7. Explanatory Note