Article 6 Amendment of the Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980

for the heading, substitute “Adjournment and stays”; and

after subsection (2) insert—

“(3)

In family proceedings a magistrates’ court may stay the whole or part of any proceedings or order either generally or until a specified date or event.

(4)

Subsections (1) and (2) are subject, for the purpose of family proceedings in any magistrates’ court, to other provision made by Family Procedure Rules.”.