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England and Wales

Family Proceedings

Senior Courts Of England And Wales

Family Court, England And Wales

Made 8th September 2016

Laid before Parliament 12th September 2016

Coming into force 3rd October 2016

The Family Procedure Rule Committee makes the following rules in exercise of the powers conferred by section 17(2) of the Senior Courts Act 1981^f1 and sections 75 and 76 of the Courts Act 2003^f2.

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Footnotes

f1: 1981 c.54.
f2: 2003 c.39. Section 75 was amended by paragraph 338 of Schedule 4 and Part 2 of Schedule 18 to the Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c.4) and by paragraph 91 of Schedule 10 to the Crime and Courts Act 2013 (c.22). Section 76 was amended by section 62(7) of the Children Act 2004 (c.31), paragraph 172 of Schedule 2 to the Civil Partnership Act 2004 (c.33), paragraph 29 of Schedule 1 to the Constitutional Reform Act 2005 and paragraph 92 of Schedule 10 to the Crime and Courts Act 2013.