# Magistrates' Courts (Declarations of Parentage) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2002, Article 3: Interpretation

Extent: N.I.
Status: prospective

In these Rules—
(a) “the Allocation Order” means the Declarations of Parentage (Allocation of Proceedings) Order (Northern Ireland) 2002;
(b) “business day” means any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday, Christmas Day, Good Friday or a bank holiday which is, or is to be observed as, a bank holiday in Northern Ireland under the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971;
(c) “document exchange” means any document exchange for the time being approved by the Lord Chancellor;
(d) “family care centre” shall be construed in accordance with Article 3 of the Allocation Order;
(e) “file” means deposit with the clerk of petty sessions;
(f) “first class post” means first-class post which has been pre-paid or in respect of which pre-payment is not required;
(g) “the Order” means the Matrimonial and Family Proceedings (Northern Ireland) Order 1989;
(h) “parties” means the applicant and respondent; and
(i) any reference to a Form is a reference to the Form in the Schedule to these Rules.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2002/158/article/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/magistrates-courts-declarations-of-parentage-rules-northern-ireland-2002/article-3
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