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This Statutory Instrument has been made in part in consequence of a defect in S.I. 2018/1137 and is being issued free of charge to all known recipients of that Statutory Instrument.
SENIOR COURTS OF ENGLAND AND WALES
Made 5th September 2025
Laid before Parliament 9th September 2025
Coming into force 3rd November 2025
The President of the Family Division of the High Court (the judicial office holderf1 nominated by the Lord Chief Justice), with the agreement of the Lord Chancellor, makes these Rules in exercise of the powers conferred by section 127 of the Senior Courts Act 1981f2 and section 2(5) of the Colonial Probates Act 1892f3.
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The President of the Family Division of the High Court is a judicial office holder by virtue of section 109(4)(a) and (5)(c) of the Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4).
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1981 c. 54. Section 127 was amended by paragraph 12(2) and (3) of Schedule 1 and Part 1 of Schedule 18 to the Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4). Section 59 of, and Part 1 of Schedule 11 to, that Act also made provision amending the citation of the Supreme Court Act 1981 to the Senior Courts Act 1981.
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1892 c. 6. Section 2(5) was amended by sections 52(2) and 59(5) of, and Part 1 of Schedule 13 to, the Finance Act 1975 (c. 7).