15.—(1) Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), the Family Procedure Rules 2010 as amended by these Rules shall apply to any proceedings which were commenced but not disposed of before these Rules came into force.
(2) The court may in any such proceedings give any directions for the purpose of ensuring that the proceedings are dealt with fairly and, in particular, may—
(a)apply any provision in rules of court which applied to the proceedings before these Rules came into force; or
(b)disapply provisions of the Family Procedure Rules 2010 as amended by these Rules.
(3) The amendment made to rule 2.3(2) of the Family Procedure Rules 2010 by rule 3(b) of these Rules shall not apply in relation to any petition presented to the court under section 19(1) of the Matrimonial Causes Act 1973(1) before 1st October 2014.
Commencement Information
I1Rule 15(1)(2) in force at 11.1.2015, see rule 1(2)
I2Rule 15(3) in force at 6.4.2015, see rule 1(3)
1973 c.18. Section 19 was amended by Schedule 6 to the Domicile and Matrimonial Proceedings Act 1973 (c.45) and by paragraph 7 of Schedule 8 to the Family Law Act 1996, and was repealed by paragraph 1 of Schedule 2 to the Presumption of Death Act 2013 (c.13).