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The Civil Courts (Amendment) Order 2005

S.I. 2005/2923 · Made 18 October 2005

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COUNTY COURTS, ENGLAND AND WALES

CIVIL PARTNERSHIP, ENGLAND AND WALES

Made 18th October 2005

Coming into force 5th December 2005

The Lord Chancellor makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 36A of the Matrimonial and Family Proceedings Act 1984 f1:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1984 c. 42. Section 36A is inserted by paragraph 92 of Schedule 27 to the Civil Partnership Act 2004 (c. 33) from a date to be appointed.

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Amendments to the Civil Courts Order 1983
  3. 3Amendments to the Civil Courts Order 1983
  4. Signature
  5. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

This Order may be cited as the Civil Courts (Amendment) Order 2005 and shall come into force on 5th December 2005.

2Amendments to the Civil Courts Order 1983

After Article 7 of the Civil Courts Order 1983f1 insert—

“8.

For the purpose of section 36A of the Matrimonial and Family Proceedings Act 1984, where the word “Civil Partnership” appears in the second column of Schedule 3 to this Order opposite a place name in the first column, the county court at that place is hereby designated as a civil partnership proceedings county court and that county court is also designated as a court of trial.”.

3Amendments to the Civil Courts Order 1983

In Schedule 3 to the Civil Courts Order 1983, in the entries relating to Birmingham, Brighton, Bristol, Cardiff, Chester, Exeter, Leeds, Manchester and Newcastle, in the second column after “Bankruptcy” insert “Civil Partnership”.

Signature

Falconer of Thoroton, C

18th October 2005

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

Paragraph 92 of Schedule 27 to the Civil Partnership Act 2004 creates a new section 36A of the Matrimonial and Family Proceedings Act 1984. This gives the Lord Chancellor a power to designate certain county courts as civil partnership proceedings county courts. Civil partnership proceedings county courts are courts with jurisdiction to hear and determine civil partnership causes. This Order designates the first such courts and in addition designates them as courts of trial.