# The Family Proceedings Rules (Northern Ireland) 1996, Rule 8.34: Interpretation

Extent: N.I.

(1) In rules 8.33 to 8.63—
(a) “Central Authority” means, in relation to Northern Ireland, the Department of Justice;
(b) “Contracting State” means a State... in relation to which the 1996 Hague Convention is in force as between that State and the United Kingdom;
(c) “judgment” is to be construed—
(i) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(ii) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(iii) as meaning any measure taken by an authority with jurisdiction under Chapter II of the 1996 Hague Convention ...;
(d) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(e) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(f) “parental responsibility”—
(i) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(ii) where the 1996 Hague Convention applies, has the meaning given in Article 1(2) of that Convention; and
(g) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(2) References in rules 8.33 to 8.63 to registration are to the registration of a judgment in accordance with the provisions of those rules.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/1996/322/rule/8.34 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/family-proceedings-rules-northern-ireland-1996/rule-8.34
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