Rule 11.13 Application for issue of warrant for arrest

(1)

An application under section 63J(2) of the 1996 Act F1or under paragraph 7(1) of Part 1 of Schedule 2 to the 2003 Act M1 for the issue of a warrant for the arrest of a person must be supported by a sworn statement.

(2)

An application for the issue of a warrant for arrest made by a person who is neither the person who is the subject of the proceedings nor (if different) the person who applied for the order, shall be treated, in the first instance, as an application for permission to apply for the warrant to be issued, and the court shall either—

(a)

grant the application; or

(b)

direct that a date be fixed for the hearing of the application and fix a date.

(3)

The court officer must inform the following persons of the court's action under paragraph (2)—

(a)

the person applying for the issue of the warrant;

(b)

the person being protected by the order; and

(c)

any other person directed by the court.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Words in rule 11.13(1) inserted (17.7.2015) by The Family Procedure (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2015 (S.I. 2015/1420), rules 1(2), 14

Marginal citations

M1: Section 63J(2) was inserted by section 1 of the Forced Marriage (Civil Protection) Act 2007.

Notes on Part 11

Textual amendments

F1: Words in Pt. 11 heading inserted (17.7.2015) by The Family Procedure (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2015 (S.I. 2015/1420), rules 1(2), 3