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2010 No. 2921 (C. 130)

Senior Courts Of England And Wales

County Courts, England And Wales

Magistrates’ Courts, England And Wales

The Courts Act 2003 (Commencement No. 14) Order 2010

Made

8th December 2010

The Lord Chancellor makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 110 of the Courts Act 2003(1):

Citation

1.  This Order may be cited as the Courts Act 2003 (Commencement No.14) Order 2010.

Commencement of provisions of the Courts Act 2003

2.  The following provisions of the Courts Act 2003, in so far as they are not already in force, come into force on 12th December 2010—

(a)section 75 (Family Procedure Rules);

(b)section 76 (further provision about scope of Family Procedure Rules);

(c)section 79 (process for making Family Procedure Rules); and

(d)section 80 (power to amend legislation in connection with the rules).

3.  The following provisions of the Courts Act 2003, in so far as they are not already in force, come into force on 6th April 2011—

(a)section 109(1) and (3) to the extent necessary for the provision referred to in paragraphs (b) and (c) below;

(b)Schedule 8 (minor and consequential amendments); and

(c)Schedule 10 (repeals), with the exception of the repeal of section 2(6) to (8) of the Civil Procedure Act 1997.

Amendment to previous Courts Act 2003 commencement order

4.  The statutory instrument numbered 2706 of 2007 and headed “The Courts Act 2003 (Commencement No.13) Order 2007” is amended by the insertion, before article 1, of the following article—

A1.  This Order may be cited as the Courts Act 2003 (Commencement No.13) Order 2007..

Signed by authority of the Lord Chancellor

J Djanogly

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State

Ministry of Justice

8th December 2010

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

Article 2 of this Order brings into force on 12th December 2010 the following provisions of the Courts Act 2003 insofar as they are not already in force-

(a)the power to make Family Procedure Rules (section 75) and the further provision about their scope (section 76), including the power for the Rules to refer to provision made about a matter in a practice direction (section 76(8));

(b)the process for making Family Procedure Rules (section 79); and

(c)the power to amend legislation in connection with the Family Procedure Rules (section 80).

Article 3 of this Order brings into force on 6th April 2011 the provisions of Schedules 8 and 10 of the Courts Act 2003 insofar as they are not already in force, save that the repeal in Schedule 10 of the Courts Act 2003 of section 2(6) to (8) of the Civil Procedure Act 1997 is not brought into force. The effect of this to repeal powers to make rules of court in relation to family proceedings where those powers are superseded by the powers in the Courts Act 2003 which article 2 of this Order brings fully into force.

Article 3 also brings into force paragraph 272 of Schedule 8 to the Courts Act 2003, which omits sections 73 and 73A from the County Courts Act 1984. The associated repeal of those provisions in Schedule 10 to the Courts Act 2003 was commenced by article 3(c) of the Courts Act 2003 (Commencement No.12 and Transitional Provision) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/3518).

Article 4 of this Order makes an amendment to correct an omission in a previous Commencement Order.

NOTE AS TO EARLIER COMMENCEMENT ORDERS

(This note is not part of the Order)

ProvisionDate of CommencementS.I. No.
Section 11.4.052005/910
Sections 2 and 31.4.052005/910
Section 41.6.042004/798
Section 51.4.052005/910
Section 6 (partially)1.9.042004/2066
remainder1.4.052005/910
Sections 7 and 81.4.052005/910
Sections 9 to 161.4.052005/910
Sections 17 and 181.4.052005/910
Sections 19 to 211.4.052005/910
Sections 22 to 261.4.052005/910
Sections 27 to 291.4.052005/910
Section 301.4.052005/910
Sections 31 to 351.4.052005/910
Sections 36 and 371.4.052005/910
Sections 38 to 401.4.052005/910
Section 411.4.052005/910
Sections 43 to 461.4.052005/910
Sections 47 and 481.4.052005/910
Sections 49, 50(1) and 50(4)1.4.052005/910
Section 50(2) and (3)5.9.072007/2706
Sections 51 to 571.4.052005/910
Sections 58 to 611.4.052005/910
Section 6226.1.042003/3345
Section 6326.1.042003/3345
Section 6426.1.042003/3345
Section 651.4.052005/910
Section 66 (partially)26.1.042003/3345
Section 6726.1.042003/3345
Section 6826.1.042003/3345
Section 691.9.042004/2066
Section 7026.1.042003/3345
Section 7126.1.042003/3345
Section 721.9.042004/2066
Section 731.9.042004/2066
Section 7426.1.042003/3345
Sections 75 and 76 (partially)7.10.052005/2744
Section 7726.1.042003/3345
Section 7826.1.042003/3345
Sections 79 and 80 (partially)7.10.052005/2744
Section 8126.1.042003/3345
Section 8326.1.042003/3345
Section 8426.1.042003/3345
Section 861.5.042004/1104
Sections 88 to 911.4.052005/910
Section 924.1.052004/3123
Section 931.2.042004/174
Section 955.4.042004/174
Section 965.4.042004/174
Section 97 (partially)23.2.042004/174
(partially)29.3.042004/174
(partially)5.4.042004/174
(partially)1.5.042004/1104
(remainder)21.9.042004/2195
Section 98 (partially)26.1.042003/3345
(partially)6.4.062005/3518
Section 9915.3.042004/401
Sections 100 and 1011.4.052005/910
Section 10226.1.042003/3345
Section 1031.5.042004/1104
Section 1041.5.042004/1104
Section 1051.4.052005/910
Section 1061.5.042004/1104
Schedule 11.6.042004/1104
Schedule 21.9.042004/2066
Schedule 31.4.052005/910
Schedule 5 (partially)23.2.042004/174
(partially)29.3.042004/174
(remainder)5.4.042004/174
Schedule 6 (partially)1.5.042004/1104
(remainder)21.9.042004/2195
Schedule 715.3.042004/401
Schedule 8 (and section 109(1) insofar as it relates to the paragraphs specified below) paragraphs 288 (partially) and 2891.2.042004/174
Paragraphs 5, 9, 61 (partially), 62, 63 (partially), 189, 264, 274, 275 and 295 to 29815.3.042004/401
Paragraphs 67, 71, 83, 107, 122, 126, 145, 172, 173, 182, 183(1) and (3), 186(1) and (2), 190, 207, 219, 233, 234, 238, 245(1) and (2) (partially), 246, 250 (partially), 251, 286, 290(1) and (3), 324, 327, 328, 329(1) and (4), 330(1), (2) and (3)(a) (partially), 335(a), 362, 364, 377 to 381, 384, 386, 387, 389, 390, 403, 405 and 4101.9.042004/2066
Paragraphs 263, 276, 277 and 278(b)4.1.052004/3123
Paragraphs 1 to 4, 6 to 8, 10 to 60, 63 (remainder), 64 to 66, 68 to 70, 72 to 82, 64 to 90, 91(1), (3), (4), 92 to 106, 108 to 121, 123 to 125, 127 to 144, 146 to 171, 174 to 181, 183(2), 184, 185, 186(3), 187, 188, 191 to 206, 208 to 218, 220 to 232, 235 to 237, 239 to 241, 243, 244, 245(1) to (3) (partially), 245(4) and (5), 247 to 249, 250 (remainder), 252, 253, 255 to 262, 265 to 271, 273, 279 to 285, 287, 288(2), 290(2), 291 to 294, 299 to 323, 325, 326, 329(2), (3), (5), 330(3)(b), 331 to 336, 338 to 348, 350 to 354, 355(b), 356 to 361, 363, 365 to 376, 382, 383, 385, 388, 391 to 402, 404, 406 to 409, 411 to 4141.4.052005/910
Paragraph 245(1) and (2) (partially)7.10.052005/2744
Paragraphs 242 and 25410.1.062005/3518
Schedule 9 (and section 109(2) insofar as it relates to the paragraphs specified below)1.4.052005/910
Paragraph 15 (partially)23.3.042004/174
Paragraph 15 (partially)29.3.042004/174
Paragraph 15 (remainder)5.4.042004/174
Paragraphs 1 to 14 (partially)1.4.052005/910
(remainder)6.4.062005/3518
Schedule 10 (and section 109(3) (partially))26.1.042005/3345
(partially)15.3.042004/401
(partially) (and section 109(3))1.5.042004/1104
(partially) (and section 109(3))1.9.042004/2066
(partially) (and section 109(3))4.1.052004/3123
(partially) (and section 109(3))1.4.052005/910
(partially) (and section 109(3))10.1.062005/3518
(partially) (and section 109(3))6.4.062005/3518

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