Article 56 I1

In section 17—

(a)

in the title, for “magistrates’ courts” substitute “the family court in England and Wales or in magistrates’ courts in Northern Ireland”;

(b)

in subsection (4)—

(i)

after “magistrates’ court”, in the first place, insert “in Northern Ireland”;

(ii)

omit “acting in the same local justice area (or, in Northern Ireland,”; and

(iii)

for “district)” substitute “district”;

(c)

in subsection (5A), for “a magistrates’ court in England and Wales”, in both places, and for “such a court” substitute “the family court”; and

(d)

in subsection (7) for “a magistrates’ court” substitute “the family court in England and Wales or a magistrates’ court in Northern Ireland”.

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