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Family Proceedings, England And Wales

Made 17th January 2022

Laid before Parliament 19th January 2022

Coming into force in accordance with articles 1(2) and (3)

The Lord Chancellor, with the consent of the Treasury, makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 92(1)(a) and (aa), (2)(a), 108(6)(b) and 109(4)(a) of the Courts Act 2003^f1.

The Lord Chancellor has had regard to the principle referred to in section 92(3) of the Courts Act 2003.

In accordance with section 92(5) of the Courts Act 2003, the Lord Chancellor has consulted the Lord Chief Justice, the Master of the Rolls, the President of the Queen’s Bench Division, the President of the Family Division, the Chancellor of the High Court, the Head of Civil Justice and the Deputy Head of Civil Justice.

In accordance with section 109(4A) of the Courts Act 2003, the Lord Chancellor has consulted the Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales.

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Footnotes

f1: 2003 c. 39. Section 92 was amended by paragraph 345 of Schedule 4, and paragraph 4 of Schedule 11 to the Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4) and by paragraph 40(a) of Schedule 9 and paragraph 95 of Schedule 10 to the Crime and Courts Act 2013 (c. 22). Section 108 was amended by paragraph 348 of Schedule 4 to the Constitutional Reform Act 2005, paragraph 36 of Schedule 1 to the Courts and Tribunals (Judiciary and Functions of Staff) Act 2018 (c. 33) and paragraph 69(3) of Schedule 18 to the Northern Ireland Act 1998 (Devolution of Policing and Justice Functions) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/976). Section 109(4A) was added by paragraph 349 of Schedule 4 to the Constitutional Reform Act 2005.