Part 2 Application and Interpretation of the Rules (applicable to applications issued by the court on or after 6 April 2022)

Index

• Rule 2.1 Application of these Rules
• Rule 2.2 The glossary
• Rule 2.3 Interpretation
• Rule 2.4 Modification of rules in application to serial numbers etc.
• Rule 2.5 Power to perform functions conferred on the court by these rules and practice directions
• Rule 2.6 Powers of the single justice to perform functions under the 1989 Act, the 1996 Act, the 2002 Act and the Childcare Act 2006
• Rule 2.7 Single lay justice: power to refer to the family court
• Rule 2.8 Court’s discretion as to where it deals with cases
• Rule 2.9 Computation of time
• Rule 2.10 Dates for compliance to be calendar dates and to include time of day
• Practice Direction 2a – Functions of the Court in the Family Procedure Rules 2010 and Practice Directions Which May Be Performed by a Single Justice of the Peace
• Practice Direction 2b – References in the Rules to Actions Done by the Court or by a Court Officer
• Practice Direction 2c – Justices’ Legal Adviser
• Practice Direction 2d – Functions of the High Court Which May Be Performed by a Specified Court Officer