Paragraph 21 Amendment of the Matrimonial and Family Proceedings Act 1984

(1)

The Matrimonial and Family Proceedings Act 1984^f1 is amended as follows.

(2)

In section 15 (jurisdiction of the court)—

(a)

omit “Subject to subsections (1A) and (2) below,”;

(b)

omit subsection (1A);

(c)

omit subsection (3).

(3)

In section 16 (duty of the court to consider whether England and Wales is appropriate venue for application)—

(a)

in subsection (1), omit “Subject to subsection (3),”;

(b)

omit subsection (3);

(c)

omit subsection (4).

(4)

In section 28 (circumstances in which a Scottish court may entertain application for financial provision)—

(a)

in subsection (1), omit “, subject to subsections (3A) and (4) below,”;

(b)

omit subsection (3A);

(c)

omit subsection (5).

Annotations

f1: 1984 c. 42, as amended by S.I. 2011/1484; there are other amending instruments but none is relevant.