Article 1 Citation, commencement, interpretation and application

This Order may be cited as the Allocation and Transfer of Proceedings Order 2008 and, subject to paragraph (2), shall come into force on 25th November 2008.

Articles 6(a)(i), 9(1) and 20(1), in so far as they apply to section 11J(6) or 11O(7) of, and paragraphs 4 to 7 and 9 of Schedule A1 to, the 1989 Act, shall come into force on the same day as sections 4 and 5 of the Children and Adoption Act 2006^f1 come into force.

In this Order—

• “the 1989 Act” means the Children Act 1989^f2;

• “the 1996 Act” means the Family Law Act 1996^f3;

• “the 2002 Act” means the Adoption and Children Act 2002^f4;

• “Convention adoption order” means an adoption order under the 2002 Act which, by virtue of regulations under section 1 of the Adoption (Intercountry Aspects) Act 1999^f5 (regulations giving effect to the Convention), is made as a Convention adoption order;

• “proceedings” means, unless the context otherwise requires, proceedings under—

  1. (a)

     section 55A of the Family Law Act 1986^f6 (declarations of parentage);

  2. (b)

     the 1989 Act;

  3. (c)

     section 20 of the Child Support Act 1991^f7 (appeals);

  4. (d)

     section 30 of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 1990^f8 (parental orders);

  5. (e)

     Part 4 of the 1996 Act; and

  6. (f)

     the 2002 Act.

The provisions in this Order apply unless any enactment or rule provides otherwise.