# The Magistrates' Courts (Reciprocal Enforcement of Maintenance Orders) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Rules 1993, Paragraph 10: Hearing


(1) Before the hearing, the justice or justices who will be dealing with the case shall read any documents which have been filed under paragraph 7 above in respect of the hearing.
(2) The justices' clerk at a directions appointment, or the court at a hearing or directions appointment, may give directions as to the order of speeches and evidence.
(3) After the final hearing, the court shall make its decision as soon as is practicable.
(4) Before the court makes an order or refuses an application, the justices' clerk shall record in writing—
(a) the names of the justice or justices constituting the court by which the decision is made, and
(b) in consultation with the justice or justices, the reasons for the court’s decision and any findings of fact.
(5) After the court announces its decision, the justices' clerk shall as soon as practicable make a record in writing of any order.
(6) Where, under subsection (4) of section 7 of the Domestic Proceedings and Magistrates' Courts Act 1978, a court decides to treat an application under section 7 as if it were an application for an order under section 2 of that Act, the court shall indicate orally which of grounds (a) and (b) in that subsection it considers applicable and a memorandum of that decision and the grounds therefor shall be entered in the court’s register.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1993/617/schedule/2/paragraph/10 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/magistrates-courts-reciprocal-enforcement-of-maintenance-orders-miscellaneous-amendments-rules-1993/schedule-2/paragraph-10
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