The Family Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2017

Statutory Instruments

2017 No. 413 (L. 6)

Family Proceedings

Senior Courts Of England And Wales

Family Court, England And Wales

The Family Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2017

Made

15th March 2017

Laid before Parliament

16th March 2017

Coming into force

6th April 2017

The Family Procedure Rule Committee makes the following rules in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 75 and 76 of the Courts Act 2003(1), after consulting in accordance with section 79 of that Act(2):

(1)

2003 c.39. Section 75 was amended by paragraph 338 of Schedule 4 and Part 2 of Schedule 18 to the Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c.4) and by paragraph 91 of Schedule 10 to the Crime and Courts Act 2013 (c.22). Section 76 was amended by section 62(7) of the Children Act 2004 (c.31), paragraph 172 of Schedule 2 to the Civil Partnership Act 2004 (c.33), paragraph 29 of Schedule 1 to the Constitutional Reform Act 2005 and paragraph 92 of Schedule 10 to the Crime and Courts Act 2013.

(2)

Section 79 was amended by paragraph 341 of Schedule 4 and Part 2 of Schedule 18 to the Constitutional Reform Act 2005.