Matrimonial Proceedings and Property Act 1970

2 (1) Section 2 of the [1967 c. 56.] Matrimonial Causes Act 1967 (jurisdiction of divorce county court to exercise powers exercisable under certain provisions of the Matrimonial Causes Act 1965 relating to ancillary relief and the protection of children) shall be amended as follows—

(a) in subsection (1), after the words " Matrimonial Causes Act 1965 " there shall be inserted the words " or Part I of the Matrimonial Proceedings and Property Act 1970 " and for the words from " section 22" onwards there shall be substituted the words " section 6 or section 14 of the said Act of 1970 "; and

(b) for subsection (3) there shall be substituted the following subsection:—

“(3) A divorce county court shall not by virtue of this section have jurisdiction to exercise any power under—

(a) section 26 or 27 of the [1965 c. 72.] Matrimonial Causes Act 1965 ; or

(b) section 10, 11, 15 or 22 of the Matrimonial Proceedings and Property Act 1970 or paragraph 5 of Schedule 1 thereto ;

but without prejudice to the exercise by virtue of section 7 of the [1966 c. 35.] Family Provision Act 1966 of any power exercisable by a county court under the said section 26 or 27 or to the exercise by virtue of any such provision of the said Act of 1970 as is mentioned in paragraph (b) of this subsection of any power exercisable by a county court under that provision”; and

(c) in subsection (4), for the words from " section 24 " onwards there shall be substituted the words " section 14 of the Matrimonial Proceedings and Property Act 1970 ".

(2) In section 7(1) of the said Act of 1967 (which specifies the authority having power to make rules of court for the purposes of certain enactments) the word " or" at the end of paragraph (b) shall be omitted and after paragraph (c) there shall be inserted the words “or

(d) without prejudice to the generality of paragraph (c) of this subsection, Part I of the Matrimonial Proceedings and Property Act 1970, and Schedule 1 thereto, except proceedings in the county court under section 10, 11, 15 or 22 or paragraph 5 of Schedule 1”.