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(1)The President of the Family Division may, with the concurrence of the Lord Chancellor, give directions as to the practice and procedure of—
(a)county courts, and
(b)magistrates' courts,
in family proceedings.
(2)Directions as to the practice and procedure of those courts in family proceedings may not be given by anyone other than the President of the Family Division without the approval of the President of the Family Division and the Lord Chancellor.
(3)The power to give directions under subsection (1) includes power—
(a)to vary or revoke directions as to the practice and procedure of magistrates' courts and county courts (or any of them) in family proceedings, whether given by the President of the Family Division or any other person,
(b)to give directions containing different provision for different cases (including different areas), and
(c)to give directions containing provision for a specific court, for specific proceedings or for a specific jurisdiction.
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