# The Children (Allocation of Proceedings) Order 1991, Article 10: Transfer from one county court to another


Subject to articles 15 to 17, a county court (the “transferring court”) shall transfer proceedings under the Act or under the Adoption Act 1976 to another county court (the “receiving court”) where–
(a) the transferring court, having regard to the principle set out in section 1(2), considers the transfer to be in the interests of the child, and
(b) the receiving court is–
(i) of the same class or classes, within the meaning of article 2, as the transferring court, or
(ii) to be presided over by a judge or district judge who is specified by directions under section 9 of the Courts and Legal Services Act 1990 for the same purposes as the judge or district judge presiding over the transferring court.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1991/1677/article/10 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/children-allocation-of-proceedings-order-1991/article-10
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