# The Magistrates’ Courts (Children (Northern Ireland) Order 1995) (Amendment) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2011, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Rules)
These Rules amend the Magistrates’ Courts Rules (Children (Northern Ireland) Order 1995) Rules 1996 (S.R. 1996 No. 323) to:
provide for proceedings under the Convention on Jurisdiction, Applicable Law, Recognition, Enforcement and Co-operation in respect of Parental Responsibility and Measures for the Protection of Children (“the Convention”);
amend the provisions for proceedings under Council Regulation (EC) No. 2201/2003 of 27th November 2003 concerning jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in matrimonial matters and the matters of parental responsibility (“the Council Regulation”);
provide the practice and procedure for applications for the recognition of judgments under the Convention; and
amend the practice and procedure for the recognition of judgments under the Council Regulation.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2011/61/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/magistrates-courts-children-northern-ireland-order-1995-amendment-rules-northern-ireland-2011/note
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