# The Magistrates' Courts (Miscellaneous Amendments) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2005, Rule 22: Transitional Provision


(1) Where proceedings have been commenced before the date on which these Rules come into operation, the Children Order Rules 1996 and the Domestic Proceedings Rules 1996 shall apply to those proceedings as if these Rules had not been made.
(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), in proceedings commenced before these Rules come into operation, where the Children Order Rules 1996 and the Domestic Proceedings Rules 1996 require the use of any form, that form may be used in those proceedings as amended or substituted by these Rules.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2005/559/rule/22 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/magistrates-courts-miscellaneous-amendments-rules-northern-ireland-2005/rule-22
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