{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/family-law-act-1996/section-63S",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/family-law-act-1996/section-63S.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1996/27",
  "legislation_title": "Family Law Act 1996",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/family-law-act-1996",
  "path": "section/63S",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "63S",
  "heading": "Interpretation of Part 4A",
  "text": "In this Part—\n“the court” is to be read with section 63M;\n“force” (and related expressions), in relation to a marriage, are to be read in accordance with section 63A(4) to (6);\n“forced marriage protection order” has the meaning given by section 63A(6);\n“marriage” means any religious or civil ceremony of marriage (whether or not legally binding); and\n“the relevant judge”, in relation to any order under this Part, means—\n(a)where the order was made by the High Court, a judge of that court; and\n(b)where the order was made by the family court, a judge of that court.",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Pt. 4A inserted (25.11.2008 except in regard to the insertion of s. 63N) by Forced Marriage (Civil Protection) Act 2007 (c. 20), ss. 1, 4(2); S.I. 2008/2779, art. 2(a) (as amended (22.4.2014) by Crime and Courts Act 2013 (c. 22), s. 61(3), Sch. 11 para. 210 Table; S.I. 2014/954, art. 2(e) (with art. 3) (with transitional provisions and savings in S.I. 2014/956, arts. 3-11))"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in s. 63S substituted (22.4.2014) by Crime and Courts Act 2013 (c. 22), s. 61(3), Sch. 11 para. 142; S.I. 2014/954, art. 2(e) (with art. 3) (with transitional provisions and savings in S.I. 2014/956, arts. 3-11)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1996/27/section/63S",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:31:06.048320+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}