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PART 2STARTING PROCEEDINGS

SECTION 2STARTING PROCEEDINGS IN SPECIFIED CLASS OF COUNTY COURT

Starting proceedings under the 1989 Act

9.—(1) Subject to article 8(1)(c) and (d), proceedings under Part 1 or 2 of, or Schedule 1 or paragraphs 4 to 7 or 9 of Schedule A1 to, the 1989 Act which are to be started in a county court must be started in a family hearing centre.

(2) Proceedings under Part 3, 4 or 5 of the 1989 Act which are to be started in a county court must be started in a care centre.

Starting proceedings under Part 4A of the 1996 Act

10.—(1) Proceedings under Part 4A of the 1996 Act(1) which are to be started in a county court must be started in a forced marriage county court.

(2) Article 7 applies to proceedings under Part 4A of the 1996 Act as it applies to other proceedings.

Starting proceedings under the 2002 Act

11.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2), proceedings under the 2002 Act which are to be started in a county court must be started in an adoption centre.

(2) Proceedings for—

(a)a Convention adoption order; or

(b)an adoption order under the 2002 Act where section 83 of that Act applies

which are to be started in a county court must be started in an intercountry adoption centre.

(1)

Part 4A is inserted by section 1 of the Forced Marriage (Civil Protection) 2007 (c. 20).