[F131AEstablishment of the family courtE+W
(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.]
Textual Amendments
F1S. 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)