Family Proceedings Courts (Children Act 1989) (Amendment) Rules 2003

Made10th November 2003

Laid before Parliament10th November 2003

Coming into force in accordance with rule 1(1)

The Lord Chancellor, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 144 of the Magistrates' Courts Act 19801, after consultation with the Rule Committee appointed under that section, hereby makes the following Rules:

Citation, commencement and interpretation1

1

These Rules may be cited as the Family Proceedings Courts (Children Act 1989) (Amendment) Rules 2003 and shall come into force on the date on which section 111 (Parental responsibility of unmarried father) of the Adoption and Children Act 20022 comes into force.

2

In these Rules a reference to a Schedule or form by number alone means the Schedule or form so numbered in the Family Proceedings Courts (Children Act 1989) Rules 19913 (“The 1991 Rules”).

Amendments to the 1991 Rules

2

In Schedule 1, in Form C45—

a

for “4(3)” substitute “4(2A)”; and

b

before “application of the child” insert “the”.

3

In Schedule 2, in column (i) of the entry relating to section 4(1)(a), 4(3), 5(1) etc, for “4(1)(a)” substitute “4(1)(c)”.

Falconer of Thoroton, C.10th November 2003

(This note is not part of the Rules)

These Rules amend the Family Proceedings Courts (Children Act 1989) Rules 1991 (S.I.1991/1395) so as to make minor amendments consequential on the amendment of section 4 of the Children Act 1989 by section 111 of the Adoption and Children Act 2002 (which relates to parental responsibility), to Form C45 in Schedule 1 and the list of applications in Schedule 2 (rules 2 and 3).