SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 11Transfer of jurisdiction to family court
Part 1Amendments of enactments
Civil Partnership Act 2004 (c. 33)
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1
Paragraph 15 of Schedule 2 (civil partnership of persons aged 16 or 17: meaning of “the court” and provision about rules of court) is amended as follows.
2
In sub-paragraph (1) (“the court” includes certain county courts and magistrates' courts)—
a
after paragraph (a) insert “
or
”
, and
b
for paragraphs (b) and (c) substitute—
c
the family court.
3
In sub-paragraph (2) (rules of court)—
a
omit paragraph (b), and
b
in paragraph (c) for “a magistrates' court” substitute “
the family court
”
.