Section 34 Short title, commencement and extent.

(1)

This Act may be cited as the Family Law Reform Act 1987.

P1(2)

This Act shall come into force on such day as the Lord Chancellor may by order made by statutory instrument appoint; and different days may be so appointed for different provisions or different purposes.

(3)

Without prejudice to the transitional provisions contained in Schedule 3 to this Act, an order under subsection (2) above may make such further transitional provisions as appear to the Lord Chancellor to be necessary or expedient in connection with the provisions brought into force by the order, including—

(a)

such adaptations of the provisions so brought into force; and

(b)

such adaptations of any provisions of this Act then in force,

as appear to him necessary or expedient in consequence of the partial operation of this Act.

(4)

The following provisions of this Act extend to Scotland and Northern Ireland, namely—

(a)

–section 33(1) and paragraphs 12, 13 and 74 of Schedule 2;

(b)

–section 33(2) and paragraph 7 of Schedule 3 so far as relating to the operation of the M1Maintenance Orders Act 1950;

(c)

–section 33(4) and Schedule 4 so far as relating to that Act and the Interpretation Act 1978; and

(d)

–this section.

(5)

Subject to subsection (4) above, this Act extends to England and Wales only.

Annotations

Marginal citations

M1: 1950 c. 37.

Subordinate legislation made

P1

Power of appointment conferred by s. 34(2) partly exercised: S.I. 1988/425, 1989/382

S. 34(2) power partly exercised (6.3.2001): 1.4.2001 appointed for specified provisions by S.I. 2001/777, art. 2