The Crime and Courts Act 2013 (Family Court: Consequential Provision) Order 2014

This Order may be cited as the Crime and Courts Act 2013 (Family Court: Consequential Provision) Order 2014 and comes into force on the day on which section 17(3) of the Crime and Courts Act 2013 is brought fully into force.

Schedule 8 to the Administration of Justice Act 1970^f1 is amended as follows.

In paragraphs 11, 13, 13B(1) and 13C for “a magistrates’ court” substitute “the family court”.

In paragraph 13A for “magistrates’ court” substitute “court in England and Wales”.

In Schedule 1 to the Attachment of Earnings Act 1971^f1—

The Maintenance Orders (Reciprocal Enforcement) Act 1972^f1 is amended as follows.

In section 8(2) omit “in the High Court under Part I of the Maintenance Orders Act 1958 or to an order which is for the time being registered”.

In the title to section 17^f1, for “magistrates’ courts” substitute “the family court in England and Wales or in magistrates’ courts in Northern Ireland”.

In section 33(2) omit “in the High Court under Part I of the Maintenance Orders Act 1958 or to an order which is for the time being registered”.

In section 35(1A)^f1, omit paragraph (b) and the “and” which precedes it.

Despite the repeals made by articles 7 and 9, sections 8(1) and 33(1) of the Maintenance Orders (Reciprocal Enforcement) Act 1972 do not apply to an order which is, and has been at all times since the day before the date this Order comes into force, registered in the High Court under Part 1 of the Maintenance Orders Act 1958^f1.

In section 68(2) of the Solicitors Act 1974^f1—

In the title to section 28 of the Domestic Proceedings and Magistrates’ Courts Act 1978^f1 for “county court” substitute “family court”.

Section 1 of the Charging Orders Act 1979^f1 is amended as follows.

In subsection (2)(b), after “maintenance order of the High Court” insert “or an order for costs made in family proceedings in the High Court”.

After subsection (8) insert—

“(9)

In this section “family proceedings” means proceedings in the Family Division of the High Court which are business assigned, by or under section 61 of (and Schedule 1 to) the Senior Courts Act 1981^f1, to that Division of the High Court and no other.”.

In section 38(1) of the Administration of Justice Act 1982^f1, after paragraph (a) insert—

“(aa)

the family court;”.

In paragraph 27(b) of Schedule 2 to the Administration of Justice Act 1985^f1, after “county court” insert “or the family court”.

In section 15(3) of the Courts and Legal Services Act 1990^f1, after “the High Court” insert “, the family court”.

In section 61(3)(a) of the Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992^f1, before “and statutory deposits” insert “, money in the family court”.

The Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007^f1 is amended as follows.

In section 95 after “High Court” insert “, the family court”.

In section 104—

In the definition of “civil court” in section 194(10) of the Legal Services Act 2007^f1 before the “or” at the end of paragraph (c), insert—

“(ca)

the family court,”.

In Part 3 of Schedule 1 to the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012^f1—

(This note is not part of the Order)