# The Children (Allocation of Proceedings) Order 1991, Article 16: Orders under section 8 of the Children Act 1989


(1) An application for an order under section 8 in a divorce county court, which is not also a family hearing centre, shall, if the court is notified that the application will be opposed, be transferred for trial to a family hearing centre.
(2) Subject to paragraph (3), where an application for an order under section 8 is to be transferred from the High Court to a county court it shall be transferred to a family hearing centre.
(3) Where an application for an order under section 8 is to be transferred to a county court for the purpose of consolidation with other proceedings, it may be transferred to the court in which those other proceedings are pending whether or not it is a family hearing centre; but paragraph (l) shall apply to the application following the transfer.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1991/1677/article/16 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/children-allocation-of-proceedings-order-1991/article-16
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