Statutory Instruments

2012 No. 2806 [L. 10]

Family Proceedings

Senior Courts Of England And Wales

County Courts, England And Wales

Magistrates’ Courts, England And Wales

The Family Procedure (Amendment No. 4) Rules 2012

Made

6th November 2012

Laid before Parliament

9th November 2012

Coming into force

20th December 2012

The Family Procedure Rule Committee makes the following Rules in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 75 and 76 of the Courts Act 2003(1) and sections 12 and 48 of the Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1982(2), after consulting in accordance with section 79 of the Courts Act 2003.

(1)

2003 c.39. Sections 75 and 79 were amended by section 15(1) and section 146 of, and paragraphs 308 and 338 of Part 1 of Schedule 4, and Part 2 of Schedule 18 to the Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c.4).

(2)

1982 c.27. Section 12 was amended by section 3 of, and paragraph 7 of Schedule 2 to the Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1991 (c.12). Section 48 was amended by section 3 of, and paragraph 23 of Schedule 2 to the Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1991, regulations 1, 3 and 5 of S.I. 2011/1215, and regulations 3 and 5 of S.I. 2012/1770.