The Family Court (Composition and Distribution of Business) (Amendment) Rules 2024
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Year | 2024 |
| Citation | SI 2024/258 |
2024 No. 258 (L. 6)
Family Proceedings
Family Court, England And Wales
The Family Court (Composition and Distribution of Business) (Amendment) Rules 2024
Made 27th February 2024
Laid before Parliament 4th March 2024
Coming into force 8th April 2024
The President of the Family Division, as nominee of the Lady Chief Justice under paragraph 2(2)(b) of Part 1 of Schedule 1 to the Constitutional Reform Act 20051, makes the following Rules in exercise of the powers under section 31D(1) and (3) of the Matrimonial and Family Proceedings Act 19842.
These Rules are made after consultation with the Family Procedure Rule Committee in accordance with section 31D(5)(b) of the Matrimonial and Family Proceedings Act 1984, and with the agreement of the Lord Chancellor in accordance with paragraph 2(1) of Part 1 of Schedule 1 to the Constitutional Reform Act 2005.
Citation, commencement and extent
1.—(1) These Rules may be cited as the Family Court (Composition and Distribution of Business) (Amendment) Rules 2024.
(2) These Rules come into force on 8th April 2024.
(3) These Rules extend to England and Wales.
Amendment of the Family Court (Composition and Distribution of Business) Rules 2014
2.—(1) The Family Court (Composition and Distribution of Business) Rules 20143are amended as follows.
(2) In rule 16 (allocation of emergency applications)—
(a)
(a) in paragraph (3)(a)—
(i) at the end of paragraph (xv), omit “or”;
(ii) at the end of paragraph (xvi), insert “or”; and
(iii) after paragraph (xvi), insert—
“
(xvii)
(xvii) Part 3 of the Domestic Abuse Act 2021 which are made without notice, except where the applicant is aged under 18;
”; and
(b)
(b) in paragraph (5)—
(i) at the end of sub-paragraph (e), for the full stop substitute a semi-colon; and
(ii) after sub-paragraph (e), insert—
“
(f)
(f) Part 3 of the Domestic Abuse Act 2021 which are made without notice and where the applicant is aged under 18.
(3) In Schedule 1 (allocation), in the first column (type of proceedings)—
(a)
(a) in paragraph 1(h) after “parentage)” insert “, except where the application is made by a birth parent in respect of a child under the age of 18 following the lawful adoption of that child”; and
(b)
(b) in paragraph 4—
(i) in sub-paragraph (g) for “Regulation.” substitute “Regulation;”; and
(ii) after sub-paragraph (g) insert—
“
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