Amendments to the 1991 Rules

107.  In rule 10.10,—

(a) in paragraph (1), after “Where a” insert “matrimonial”;

(b) after paragraph (1) insert—

“(1A) Where a civil partnership cause is pending in the High Court, the district judge of the registry in which the cause is pending or a judge may order that the cause be transferred to another district registry.”;

(c) after paragraph (2) insert—

“(2A) Where a cause is pending in a civil partnership proceedings county court, the court may order that the cause be transferred to another civil partnership proceedings county court.”;

(d) in paragraph (3)—

(i) for “(1) and (2)” substitute “(1) to (2A)”; and

(ii) for “(1) or (2)” substitute “(1), (1A), (2) or (2A)”;

(e) in paragraphs (4) and (7), for “paragraph (1), (2) or (3)” substitute “any of paragraphs (1) to (3)”; and

(f) in paragraph (6), for “(1) or (2)” substitute “(1), (1A), (2) or (2A)”.