Explanatory note

These Rules amend the Family Proceedings Rules 1991 in two main respects.

Rule 10 inserts a new rule 10.26, providing a procedural code for cases concerning the Human Rights Act 1998.

Rule 9 substitutes a new rule 2.70, concerning applications for ancillary relief in cases where one or both parties have pension rights; the new rule provides a procedural code for applications for pension sharing and pension attachment orders. The remaining rules make other amendments concerned with ancillary relief and pensions.

Rule 10 comes into force on 2nd October 2000, to coincide with the commencement of the Human Rights Act 1998; the remainder of these Rules comes into force on 1st December 2000, to coincide with the introduction of pension sharing.