Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Order)
These rules amend the Family Procedure Rules 2010 by amending the definition of a “financial order” in rule 2.3(1) so that it includes an order for payment in respect of legal services under section 22ZA of the Matrimonial Causes Act 1973f1 or Part 8 of Schedule 5 to the Civil Partnership Act 2004f2, in consequence of the commencement of sections 49 to 54 of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012. These rules also make consequential amendments to other rules so that they cover orders for payment in respect of legal services appropriately.
A full impact assessment has not been prepared for this instrument as no impact on the private or voluntary sectors is foreseen.
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Footnotes
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1973 c. 18. Section 22ZA was inserted by section 49(2) of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012.
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2004 c. 33. Paragraph 38A of Schedule 5 (making provision equivalent to that in section 22ZA of the Matrimonial Causes Act 1973) was inserted by section 52(5) of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012.