The Family Court (Composition and Distribution of Business) (Amendment) Rules 2021
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | SI 2021/505 |
| Year | 2021 |
2021 No. 505 (L. 7)
Family Proceedings
Senior Courts Of England And Wales
Family Court, England And Wales
The Family Court (Composition and Distribution of Business) (Amendment) Rules 2021
Made 22th April 2021
Laid before Parliament 26th April 2021
Coming into force 24th May 2021
The President of the Family Division, as nominee of the Lord 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 conferred by section 31D (1), (2) 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.
These Rules are made with the agreement of the Lord Chancellor in accordance with paragraph 2 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 2021.
(2) These Rules come into force on 24th May 2021.
(3) These Rules extend to England and Wales.
Amendments to the Family Court (Composition and Distribution of Business) Rules 2014
2. The Family Court (Composition and Distribution of Business) Rules 20143are amended as follows.
3. In rule 7(1) (composition: appeals heard by a judge of High Court level) omit sub-paragraph (b).
4. In Schedule 1 (allocation)—
(a) in paragraph 2—
(i) in sub-paragraph (c), omit “where the parties consent to...
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