Part 4Civil partnership: Northern Ireland
Chapter 2Dissolution, nullity and other proceedings
Declarations
I1184Supplementary provisions as to declarations
1
Any declaration made under section 181, and any application for such a declaration, must be in the form prescribed by family proceedings rules.
2
Family proceedings rules may make provision—
a
as to the information required to be given by any applicant for a declaration under section 181;
b
requiring notice of an application under section 181 to be served on the Attorney General and on persons who may be affected by any declaration applied for.
3
No proceedings under section 181 affects any final judgment or order already pronounced or made by any court of competent jurisdiction.
4
The court hearing an application under section 181 may direct that the whole or any part of the proceedings must be heard in private.
5
An application for a direction under subsection (4) must be heard in private unless the court otherwise directs.
6
Family proceedings rules must make provision for an appeal to the Court of Appeal from any declaration made by a county court under section 181 or from the dismissal of an application under that section, upon a point of law, a question of fact or the admission or rejection of any evidence.
7
Subsection (6) does not affect Article 61 of the County Courts (Northern Ireland) Order 1980 (S.I. 1980/397 (N.I. 3)) (cases stated).
8
In this section “family proceedings rules” means family proceedings rules made under Article 12 of the Family Law (Northern Ireland) Order 1993 (S.I. 1993/1576 (N.I. 6)).