{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/family-proceedings-rules-northern-ireland-1996/rule-4.30",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/family-proceedings-rules-northern-ireland-1996/rule-4.30.json",
  "legislation": "nisr/1996/322",
  "legislation_title": "The Family Proceedings Rules (Northern Ireland) 1996",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/family-proceedings-rules-northern-ireland-1996",
  "path": "rule/4.30",
  "kind": "rule",
  "number": "4.30",
  "heading": "Application by a party for transfer of the proceedings",
  "text": "(1) A party may apply to the court ... under Article 8(1) of the 1996 Hague Convention—\n(a) to stay the proceedings, or a specified part of the proceedings, and to invite the parties to introduce a request before a court of another ... Contracting State; or\n(b) to make a request to a court of ... another Contracting State to assume jurisdiction for the proceedings, or a specified part of the proceedings.\n(2) An application under paragraph (1) must be made—\n(a) to the court in which the relevant parental responsibility proceedings are pending; and\n(b) in Form C1 or C2 as appropriate.\n(3) The applicant must file the application and serve it on the respondent not less than 6 weeks before the hearing of the application.",
  "extent": "N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Rules 4.28-4.39 substituted for rule 4.28 (25.3.2011 for specified purposes, 1.11.2012 in so far as not already in operation) by The Family Proceedings (Amendment) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2011 (S.R. 2011/64), rules 1, 2(4), Sch. 1"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in rule 4.30(1) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Family Proceedings (Amendment) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2019 (S.R. 2019/235), rules 1(1), 2(6)(a) (with rule 3); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in rule 4.30(1)(a) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Family Proceedings (Amendment) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2019 (S.R. 2019/235), rules 1(1), 2(6)(b) (with rule 3); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Words in rule 4.30(1)(b) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Family Proceedings (Amendment) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2019 (S.R. 2019/235), rules 1(1), 2(6)(c) (with rule 3); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F5",
      "text": "Rule 4.30(3) substituted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Family Proceedings (Amendment) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2019 (S.R. 2019/235), rules 1(1), 2(6)(d) (with rule 3); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/1996/322/rule/4.30",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T02:34:45.513001+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."
}