13.—(1) The Matrimonial and Family Proceedings Act 1984 M1 is amended as follows.
[F1(2) In section 15 (jurisdiction of the court)—
(a)in subsection (1), for “subsections (1A) and (2)” substitute “subsection (1A)”;
(b)in subsection (1A), for the words from “where” to “the end substitute “in relation to which Article 18 of the 2007 Hague Convention applies, the court may not entertain the application or that part of it except where permitted by Article 18”;
(c)in subsection (3), for the words from ““the Maintenance Regulation”” to the end substitute ““the 2007 Hague Convention” means the Convention on the International Recovery of Child Support and Other Forms of Family Maintenance concluded on 23 November 2007 at The Hague”.]
(3) In section 16 (duty of the court to consider whether England and Wales is appropriate venue for application)—
(a)in subsection (1), omit “Subject to subsection (3),”;
(b)omit subsection (3);
(c)omit subsection (4).
[F2(4) In section 28 (circumstances in which a Scottish court may entertain application for financial provision)—
(a)in subsection (1), for “subsections (3A) and (4)” substitute “subsection (3A)”;
(b)in subsection (3A), for the words from “where” to the end substitute “in relation to which Article 18 of the 2007 Hague Convention applies, the court may not entertain the application or that part of it except where permitted by Article 18”;
(c)for subsection (5) substitute—
“(5) “The 2007 Hague Convention” means the Convention on the International Recovery of Child Support and Other Forms of Family Maintenance concluded on 23 November 2007 at The Hague.”]
Textual Amendments
F1Sch. para. 13(2) substituted (17.12.2020) by The Jurisdiction, Judgments and Applicable Law (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1574), regs. 1, 5(3)(e)(i)
F2Sch. para. 13(4) substituted (17.12.2020) by The Jurisdiction, Judgments and Applicable Law (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1574), regs. 1, 5(3)(e)(ii)
Commencement Information
I1Sch. para. 13 in force on IP completion day (in accordance with 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)), see reg. 1(1)
Marginal Citations
M11984 c. 42, as amended by S.I. 2011/1484; there are other amending instruments but none is relevant.