Rule 34.2 Meaning of prescribed officer in the family courtF6

(1)

For the purposes of the 1920 Act, the prescribed officer in relation to F1the family court is the court officer.

(2)

For the purposes of Part 1 of the 1972 Act F2..., the prescribed officer in relation to F3the family court is the court officer.

F4(3)

For the purposes of an application under F5... Article 23(2) or (3) of the 2007 Hague Convention for registration of a maintenance order, the prescribed officer in relation to the family court is the court officer.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Words in rule 34.2(1) substituted (22.4.2014) by The Family Procedure (Amendment No.3) Rules 2013 (S.I. 2013/3204), rules 1, 106(b) (with rule 137); S.I. 2014/954, art. 2
F2: Words in rule 34.2(2) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Family Procedure Rules 2010 and Court of Protection Rules 2017 (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/517), regs. 1(1), 19(3)(a) (with reg. 27) (as amended by S.I. 2020/1574, regs. 1, 4(2) and S.I. 2020/1493, regs. 1(1), 8(2)(f)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F3: Words in rule 34.2(2) substituted (22.4.2014) by The Family Procedure (Amendment No.3) Rules 2013 (S.I. 2013/3204), rules 1, 106(c) (with rule 137); S.I. 2014/954, art. 2
F4: Rule 34.2(3) inserted (22.4.2014) by The Family Procedure (Amendment No.3) Rules 2013 (S.I. 2013/3204), rules 1, 106(d) (with rule 137); S.I. 2014/954, art. 2
F5: Words in rule 34.2(3) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Family Procedure Rules 2010 and Court of Protection Rules 2017 (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/517), regs. 1(1), 19(3)(b) (with reg. 27) (as amended by S.I. 2020/1574, regs. 1, 4(2) and S.I. 2020/1493, regs. 1(1), 8(2)(f)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F6: Words in rule 34.2 heading substituted (22.4.2014) by The Family Procedure (Amendment No.3) Rules 2013 (S.I. 2013/3204), rules 1, 106(a) (with rule 137); S.I. 2014/954, art. 2