Article 3
SCHEDULE 2DEFINITION OF FAMILY PROCEEDINGS
Magistrates' Courts Act 1980(1)
In section 65(1) of the Magistrates' Courts Act 1980 (meaning of family proceedings), the following paragraph shall be inserted after paragraph (n)—
“(o)section 20 (so far as it provides, by virtue of an order under section 45(2), for appeals to be made to a court) or section 27 of the Child Support Act 1991;”.
2. In section 65(2) of the Magistrates' Courts Act 1980 (proceedings which may be treated as family proceedings), the following paragraph shall be inserted after paragraph (d)—
“(e)section 20 (so far as it provides, by virtue of an order under section 45, for appeals to be made to a court) or section 27 of the Child Support Act 1991.”.
1980 c. 43, as amended by the Children Act 1980 (c. 41), Schedule 11, paragraph 8.
S.I. 1993/961 provides for appeals on parentage issues to be made to a court instead of to a child support appeals tribunal.