{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/family-procedure-rules-2010/rule-34.17",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/family-procedure-rules-2010/rule-34.17.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2010/2955",
  "legislation_title": "The Family Procedure Rules 2010",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/family-procedure-rules-2010",
  "path": "rule/34.17",
  "kind": "rule",
  "number": "34.17",
  "heading": "Consideration of revocation of a provisional order made by the family court",
  "text": "(1) This rule applies where—\n(a) the family court has made a provisional order by virtue of section 3 of the 1972 Act;\n(b) before the order is confirmed, evidence is taken by the court or received by it as set out in section 5(9) of the 1972 Act; and\n(c) on consideration of the evidence the court considers that the order ought not to have been made.\n(Section 5(9) of the 1972 Act provides that the family court may revoke a provisional order made by it, before the order has been confirmed in a reciprocating country, if it receives new evidence.)\n(2) The court officer must serve on the person who applied for the provisional order (“the applicant”) a notice which must—\n(a) set out the evidence taken or received by the court;\n(b) inform the applicant that the court considers that the order ought not to have been made; and\n(c) inform the applicant that the applicant may—\n(i) make representations in relation to that evidence either orally or in writing; and\n(ii) adduce further evidence.\n(3) If an applicant wishes to adduce further evidence—\n(a) the applicant must notify the court officer at the court which made the order;\n(b) the court will fix a date for the hearing of the evidence; and\n(c) the court officer will notify the applicant in writing of the date fixed.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in rule 34.17(1)(a) substituted (22.4.2014) by The Family Procedure (Amendment No.3) Rules 2013 (S.I. 2013/3204), rules 1, 114 (with rule 137); S.I. 2014/954, art. 2"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in rule 34.17 substituted (22.4.2014) by The Family Procedure (Amendment No.3) Rules 2013 (S.I. 2013/3204), rules 1, 114 (with rule 137); S.I. 2014/954, art. 2"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in rule 34.17 heading substituted (22.4.2014) by The Family Procedure (Amendment No.3) Rules 2013 (S.I. 2013/3204), rules 1, 114 (with rule 137); S.I. 2014/954, art. 2"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2010/2955/rule/34.17",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T02:22:56.480940+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}