# The Family Court (Composition and Distribution of Business) (Amendment) Rules 2015, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Rules)
These Rules amend the Family Court (Composition and Distribution of Business) Rules 2014 (S.I. 2014/840) to make provision in relation to the allocation in the family court of applications for Female Genital Mutilation Protection orders under Part 1 of Schedule 2 to the Female Genital Mutilation Act 2003.
Rule 3 adds without notice proceedings for Female Genital Mutilation Protection Orders to the list of proceedings which may be allocated in accordance with rule 16 of the 2014 Rules.
A full regulatory impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no impact on the private or voluntary sectors is foreseen.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/1421/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/family-court-composition-and-distribution-of-business-amendment-rules-2015/note
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