# The Courts Act 2003 (Amendment) Order 2017

S.I. 2017/198 · made 22 February 2017

This Order amends section 77(2) of the Courts Act 2003, which provides for the persons to be appointed to the Family Procedure Rule Committee, so that the Committee will have a Welsh judicial member and a member able to represent the interests of Welsh family proceedings officers; and to provide for greater flexibility in appointing members who are district judges.

Made under: Courts Act 2003

PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/courts-act-2003-amendment-order-2017/pdf/uksi_20170198_en.pdf; UK Explanatory Memorandum https://openlegislation.uk/courts-act-2003-amendment-order-2017/pdf/uksiem_20170198_en.pdf

## Introductory text

Family Proceedings
Senior Courts Of England And Wales
Family Court, England And Wales
Made 22nd February 2017
Laid before Parliament 23rd February 2017
Coming into force 27th March 2017
The Lord Chancellor makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 78(1) of the Courts Act 2003, after consulting in accordance with section 78(2) of that Act and with the concurrence of the Lord Chief Justice in accordance with section 78(1A) of that Act.

## 1 Citation and commencement

This Order may be cited as the Courts Act 2003 (Amendment) Order 2017 and comes into force on 27th March 2017.

## 2 Amendment of the Courts Act 2003

In section 77(2) of the Court Act 2003—
(a) after paragraph (b), insert—
“(ba) one judge of the family court who sits exclusively or primarily in Wales,”;
(b) for paragraph (c) substitute—
“(c) one person who is either a district judge of the principal registry of the Family Division or a district judge appointed under section 6 of the County Courts Act 1984,”;
(c) omit “and” at the end of paragraph (n); and
(d) after paragraph (n) insert—
“(na) one person nominated by the Welsh Ministers to represent the interests of Welsh family proceedings officers (within the meaning given by section 35(4) of the Children Act 2004), and”.

## Signature

Oliver Heald
Minister of State
Ministry of Justice
21st February 2017
I concur,
Thomas of Cwmgiedd
Lord Chief Justice
22nd February 2017

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order amends section 77(2) of the Courts Act 2003, which provides for the persons to be appointed to the Family Procedure Rule Committee, so that the Committee will have a Welsh judicial member and a member able to represent the interests of Welsh family proceedings officers; and to provide for greater flexibility in appointing members who are district judges.

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Page: https://openlegislation.uk/courts-act-2003-amendment-order-2017
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