# The Allocation and Transfer of Proceedings Order 2008, Article 25: Application following refusal to order transfer of proceedings from magistrates’ court to county court


(1) Where a magistrates’ court refuses to order the transfer of proceedings to a county court under article 15(1), an application may be made for an order transferring proceedings to a county court.
(2) An application under paragraph (1) must be made—
(a) in relation to proceedings under the 2002 Act, to an adoption centre;
(b) in relation to proceedings under Parts 3, 4 and 5, to a care centre; and
(c) in any other case, to a family hearing centre.
(3) In this article, “proceedings” means the proceedings under the 1989 Act or the 2002 Act and proceedings under section 55A of the Family Law Act 1986 (declarations of parentage).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2008/2836/article/25 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/allocation-and-transfer-of-proceedings-order-2008/article-25
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