# The Family Procedure (Amendment No. 3) Rules 2012, Rule 4: Amendments to the Family Procedure Rules 2010


In rule 12.58—
(a) Omit the definition of “Central Authority”; and
(b) after the definition of “Contracting State” insert—
““domestic Central Authority” means—
(a) where the matter relates to the Council Regulation, the Lord Chancellor;
(b) where the matter relates to the 1996 Hague Convention in England, the Lord Chancellor;
(c) where the matter relates to the 1996 Hague Convention in Wales, the Welsh Ministers;”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/2046/rule/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/family-procedure-amendment-no-3-rules-2012/rule-4
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