# The Rules of the Supreme Court (Northern Ireland) (Amendment No. 4) 1996, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Rules.)
These Rules amend the Rules of the Supreme Court (Northern Ireland) 1980 in consequence of the Children (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 to:
(a) add a new rule to Order 80 (Disability) providing for the appointment in certain circumstances of a guardian of a child’s fortune or estate;
(b) amend Order 98 (Matrimonial and Family Proceedings) (Northern Ireland) Order 1989 to prescribe the procedure for an application for a declaration of parentage;
(c) revoke Order 74 (Alteration of Maintenance Agreements) and Order 90 rules 6 to 8 (Applications under Guardianship of Infants Act 1886).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/1996/321/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/rules-of-the-supreme-court-northern-ireland-amendment-no-4-1996/note
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