Introductory text

Family Law

Made 30th October 2008

Laid before Parliament 3rd November 2008

Coming into force in accordance with article 1

The Lord Chancellor, after consulting the Lord Chief Justice, makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 92(9) and (10) and 94(10) of, and Part 1 of Schedule 11 to, the Children Act 1989^f1, and sections 57 and 65(2) of the Family Law Act 1996^f2.

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Footnotes

f1: 1989 c. 41. Section 92 is amended by paragraphs 203 and 205(1) to (3) of, and section 94(10) is amended by paragraphs 203 and 206(1) and (2) of, Schedule 4 to the Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4). Schedule 11 is amended by paragraphs 203 and 210 of Schedule 4 to the Constitutional Reform Act 2005, paragraphs 54 and 75 of Schedule 3 to the Adoption and Children Act 2002 (c. 38), section 45(3) to (5) of the Child Support Act 1991 (c. 48), and paragraph 10 of Schedule 8, and Part 9 of Schedule 9, to the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act 2000 (c. 19).
f2: 1996 c. 27. Section 57 is amended by paragraphs 252 and 253 of Schedule 4 to the Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4) and is modified by section 63M of the Family Law Act 1996 (inserted by section 1 of the Forced Marriage (Civil Protection) Act 2007 (c. 20)) so that it applies for the purposes of Part 4A of that Act (forced marriage).