F1Part 4AThe Family Court
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Amendments (Textual)
31AEstablishment of the family court
1
There is to be a court in England and Wales, called the family court, for the purpose of exercising the jurisdiction and powers conferred on it—
a
by or under this or any other Act, or
b
by or under any Act, or Measure, of the National Assembly for Wales.
2
The family court is to be a court of record and have a seal.
S. 31A and Pt. 4A heading inserted (22.4.2014) by Crime and Courts Act 2013 (c. 22), ss. 17(3), 61(3); S.I. 2014/954, art. 2(a) (with art. 3) (with transitional provisions and savings in S.I. 2014/956, arts. 3-11)