The Courts Act 2003 (Consequential Amendment) Order 2006

Draft Order laid before Parliament under section 108(2) and (3)(c)(ii) of the Courts Act 2003, for approval by resolution of each House of Parliament.

Draft Statutory Instruments

2006 No. [ ]

SUPREME COURT OF ENGLAND AND WALES

COUNTY COURTS

MAGISTRATES’ COURTS

The Courts Act 2003 (Consequential Amendment) Order 2006

Made

2006

Coming into force

6th April 2006

The Lord Chancellor makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 109(4)(a) and (5)(b) of the Courts Act 2003(1).

A draft of this instrument was laid before and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament in accordance with section 108(2) and (3)(c)(ii) of that Act.

Citation, commencement and extent

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Courts Act 2003 (Consequential Amendment) Order 2006 and shall come into force on 6th April 2006.

(2) This Order shall extend to England and Wales and to Scotland.

Amendment to the Child Support Act 1991

2.  In section 33 of the Child Support Act 1991(2) (liability orders), in subsection (5), for “section 73 of the County Courts Act 1984 (register of judgments and orders)” substitute “section 98 of the Courts Act 2003 (register of judgments and orders etc)”.

Signed by authority of the Lord Chancellor

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State

Department for Constitutional Affairs

Dated

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order amends section 33(5) of the Child Support Act 1991 (c.48) to substitute the reference to the register of judgments held in accordance with the County Courts Act 1984 (c.28) with a reference to the register held in accordance with the Courts Act 2003 (c.39).

This amendment is consequential to the repeal of section 73 of the County Courts Act 1984 and the commencement of section 98(1)(b) and (c) of the Courts Act 2003.

(1)

2003 c.39.

(2)

1991 c.48. Section 33(5) was inserted by section 30(5) of, and paragraph 10 of Schedule 3 to, the Child Support Act 1995 (c.34).