# The Family Proceedings Fees (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2005

S.R. 2005/560 · made 20 December 2005

This Order amends the Family Proceedings Fees Order (Northern Ireland) 1996 so as to provide for fees to be taken in proceedings in relation to civil partnership matters in the High Court and county courts.

Made under: Judicature (Northern Ireland) Act 1978 (Section 116)

PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/family-proceedings-fees-amendment-order-northern-ireland-2005/pdf/nisr_20050560_en.pdf

## Introductory text

FAMILY PROCEEDINGS
SUPREME COURT
COUNTY COURT
Made 20th December 2005
Coming into operation 6th January 2006
The Lord Chancellor, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 116(1) of the Judicature (Northern Ireland) Act 1978, after consultation with the Lord Chief Justice and with the concurrence of the Treasury, makes the following Order:

## 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

(1) This Order may be cited as the Family Proceedings Fees (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2005 and shall come into operation on 6th January 2006.
(2) In this Order “the 1996 Order” means the Family Proceedings Fees Order (Northern Ireland) 1996.

## 2 Amendment to the 1996 Order

In the Schedule to the 1996 Order, in column 1—
(a) in Fee No. 1(b) after “rule 2.6(3)” insert “or (3A)”;
(b) in Fee No. 1(b)(ii) after “divorce county court” insert “or a civil partnership proceedings county court”;
(c) in Fee No. 3 in the title, after “Decree Absolute” insert “or Final Order”;
(d) in Fee No. 3 after “Decree Absolute” insert “or Making Conditional Order Final”;
(e) in Fee No. 6 after “matrimonial proceedings” insert “or civil partnership proceedings”; and
(f) in Fee No. 13 after “matrimonial order” insert “or civil partnership order”.

## Signature

Signed by the authority of the Lord Chancellor
Bridget Prentice
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State,
Department for Constitutional Affairs
Dated 12th December 2005
We concur,
Tom Watson
Joan Ryan
Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury
Dated 20th December 2005

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order.)
This Order amends the Family Proceedings Fees Order (Northern Ireland) 1996 so as to provide for fees to be taken in proceedings in relation to civil partnership matters in the High Court and county courts.

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