Introductory text
Family Proceedings
Senior Courts Of England And Wales
County Courts, England And Wales
Magistrates’ Courts, England And Wales
Made 1st March 2012
Laid before Parliament 6th March 2012
Coming into force 6th April 2012
The Family Procedure Rule Committee makes the following rules in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 12 and 48 of the Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1982f1, sections 102 and 141(1) of the Adoption and Children Act 2002f2 and sections 75 and 76 of the Courts Act 2003f3, after consulting in accordance with section 79 of the Courts Act 2003.
Annotations
Footnotes
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2002 c.38. Section 102 was amended by section 40 of and paragraphs 15 and 16 of Schedule 3 to the Children Act 2004 (c.31). Section 141(1) was amended by section 109(1) of and paragraph 413 of Schedule 8 to the Courts Act 2003.
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2003 c.39. Section 75 was amended by sections 15(1) and 146 of and paragraphs 308 and 338 of Schedule 4 and Part 2 of Schedule 18 to the Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c.4). Section 76 was amended by section 26(7) of the Children Act 2004, section 261(1) of and paragraph 172 of Schedule 27 to the Civil Partnership Act 2004 (c.33), section 12(2) of and paragraph 29 of Part 2 of Schedule 1 to the Constitutional Reform Act 2005 and section 25 of and paragraph 14 of Part 2 of Schedule 3 to the Children, Schools and Families Act 2010 (c.26).