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The Family Procedure (Adoption) (Amendment) Rules 2009

S.I. 2009/638 · Made 10 March 2009

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Family Proceedings, England And Wales

Made 10th March 2009

Laid before Parliament 12th March 2009

Coming into force 6th April 2009

The Family Procedure Rule Committee makes the following Rules in exercise of the powers conferred by section 75(2) and (4) of the Courts Act 2003f1.

In accordance with section 79(1) of the Courts Act 2003 the Committee has consulted with persons it considered appropriate.

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

2003 c.39. Section 75 was amended by sections 15(1) and 146 of, and paragraphs 308 and 338 of Schedule 4 to, and Part 2 of Schedule 18 to, the Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c.4).

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Amendment to the Family Procedure (Adoption) Rules 2005
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

These Rules may be cited as the Family Procedure (Adoption) (Amendment) Rules 2009 and shall come into force on 6th April 2009.

2Amendment to the Family Procedure (Adoption) Rules 2005

In rule 95(3) of the Family Procedure (Adoption) Rules 2005f1 for “This rule” substitute “Paragraph (2) of this rule ”

Signature

Mark Potter, P

Duncan Adam

John Baker

Paul Carr

Martyn Cook

Bruce Edgington

Angela Finnerty

Mike Hinchliffe

Susan Jones

Ruth Lindley-Glover

David Salter

Philip Waller

I allow these Rules

Bridget Prentice

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State

Ministry of Justice

10th March 2009

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Rules)

These Rules amend the Family Procedure (Adoption) Rules 2005 by amending paragraph (3) of rule 95 (Power of the court to proceed in the absence of a party) to provide that it is only paragraph (2) of the rule which does not apply to magistrates’ courts.