# The Children (Allocation of Proceedings) (Amendment) Order 2006

S.I. 2006/1541 · made 13 June 2006

It has been decided that the Clerkenwell & Shoreditch County Court will become a Family Hearing Centre as defined in article 2 of the Children (Allocation of Proceedings) Order 1991 (“the 1991 Order”). A Family Hearing Centre is a county court designated for the purposes of hearing cases under Parts III, IV or V of the Children Act 1989. This Order effects this change and amends the 1991 Order to confer Family Centre status upon the Clerkenwell & Shoreditch County Court.

Made under: Children Act 1989 (Schedule 11)

PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/children-allocation-of-proceedings-amendment-order-2006/pdf/uksi_20061541_en.pdf; Explanatory Memorandum https://openlegislation.uk/children-allocation-of-proceedings-amendment-order-2006/pdf/uksiem_20061541_en.pdf

## Introductory text

FAMILY PROCEEDINGS, ENGLAND AND WALES
Made 13th June 2006
Laid before Parliament 15th June 2006
Coming into force 6th July 2006
The Lord Chancellor after consulting the Lord Chief Justice makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by Part 1 of Schedule 11 of the Children Act 1989.

## 1 Citation and commencement

(1) This Order may be cited as the Children (Allocation of Proceedings) (Amendment) Order 2006 and shall come into force on 6th July 2006.

## 2 Amendments to Children (Allocation of Proceedings) Order 1991

The Children (Allocation of Proceedings) Order 1991, is amended in accordance with the following articles of this Order.

## 3 Amendments to Children (Allocation of Proceedings) Order 1991

In Schedule 1 (family hearing centres) after the entry for Bromley County Court, insert—
“
Clerkenwell & Shoreditch County Court
”.

## 4 Amendments to Children (Allocation of Proceedings) Order 1991

In Schedule 2 (care centres)—
(a) omit the references to De Maldwyn, North Pembrokeshire, South Pembrokeshire and Welshpool;
(b) after the entry for Miskin, insert—
“
Montgomeryshire
Chester County Court
”;
(c) after the entry for North West Gwent, insert—
“
Pembrokeshire
Swansea County Court
”.

## Signature

Signed by authority of the Lord Chancellor
Harriet Harman
Minister of State,
Department for Constitutional Affairs
Date 13th June 2006

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)
It has been decided that the Clerkenwell & Shoreditch County Court will become a Family Hearing Centre as defined in article 2 of the Children (Allocation of Proceedings) Order 1991 (“the 1991 Order”). A Family Hearing Centre is a county court designated for the purposes of hearing cases under Parts III, IV or V of the Children Act 1989. This Order effects this change and amends the 1991 Order to confer Family Centre status upon the Clerkenwell & Shoreditch County Court.
Consequential amendments are also made following the Local Justice Areas (No 2) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/2949) which abolished the areas of De Maldwyn, North Pembrokeshire, South Pembrokeshire and Welshpool and created the new areas Montgomeryshire and Pembrokeshire.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2006/1541 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/children-allocation-of-proceedings-amendment-order-2006
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