# The Magistrates’ Courts (Declarations of Parentage) (Amendment) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2012, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Rules)
These Rules amend the Magistrates’ Courts (Declarations of Parentage) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2002 (S.R.2002 No.158) to provide for—
notice of the proceedings and other documents to be served directly on the Attorney General;
the clerk of petty sessions to send the notice of the proceedings to the Attorney General; and
the Attorney General to be sent a copy of the application and every document accompanying it at the same time as the notice of the proceedings is served.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2012/190/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/magistrates-courts-declarations-of-parentage-amendment-rules-northern-ireland-2012/note
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