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The Guardianship (Missing Persons) Act 2017 (Designation of Court) Regulations 2019

S.I. 2019/1029 · Made 26 June 2019

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Guardianship (missing Persons), England And Wales

Made 26th June 2019

Laid before Parliament 28th June 2019

Coming into force 31st July 2019

The Lord Chancellor in exercise of the powers conferred by section 23(1) of the Guardianship (Missing Persons) Act 2017f1, and having consulted the Lord Chief Justice in accordance with section 23(2) of that Act, makes the following Regulations.

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Footnotes

f1

2017 c. 27

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Designation of court
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

These Regulations may be cited as the Guardianship (Missing Persons) Act 2017 (Designation of Court) Regulations 2019 and come into force on 31st July 2019.

2Designation of court

The High Court is designated to have the functions of the court under the Guardianship (Missing Persons) Act 2017.

Signature

Signed by authority of the Lord Chancellor

Paul Maynard

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State

Ministry of Justice

26th June 2019

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations designate the High Court to have jurisdiction to exercise the functions of the court in relation to proceedings under the Guardianship (Missing Persons) Act 2017 (c. 27).