The Family Court (Contempt of Court) (Powers) Regulations 2014
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | SI 2014/833 |
2014No. 833
FAMILY PROCEEDINGS
FAMILY COURT, ENGLAND AND WALES
The Family Court (Contempt of Court) (Powers) Regulations 2014
26thMarch2014
28thMarch2014
22ndApril2014
The Lord Chancellor makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 31H(1) of the Matrimonial and Family Proceedings Act 1984( 1). The Lord Chancellor makes the following Regulations having consulted the President of the Family Division, as nominee of the Lord Chief Justice in accordance with section 31H of the Matrimonial and Family Proceedings Act 1984.
Citation, commencement and interpretation
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Family Court (Contempt of Court) (Powers) Regulations 2014 and come into force on 22nd April 2014.
2. In these Regulations-
"judge of district judge level" means-
(a) the Senior District Judge of the Family Division;(b) a district judge of the Principal Registry of the Family Division;(c) a person appointed to act as deputy for the person holding office referred to in paragraph (b) or to act as a temporary additional officer for any such office;(d) is a district judge (which by virtue of section 8(1C) of the Country Courts Act 1984( 2), here includes a deputy district judge appointed under section 8 of that Act);(e) a deputy district judge appointed under section 102 of the Senior Courts Act 1981( 3);(f) a District Judge (Magistrates' Courts); or(g) any other judge of the family court authorised to sit as a judge of district judge level in the family court;"lay justice" means a justice of the peace who is not a District Judge (Magistrates' Courts);
"judge of the family court" means a judge referred to in section 31C(1) of the Matrimonial and Family Proceedings Act 1984( 4); and
"judge of High Court judge level" means-
(a) a deputy judge of the High Court;(b) a puisne judge of the High Court;(c) a person who has been a judge of the Court of Appeal or a puisne judge of the High Court who may act as a judge of the family court by virtue of section 9 of the Senior Courts Act 1981( 5);(d) the Senior President of Tribunals;(e) the Chancellor of the High Court;(f) an ordinary judge of the Court of Appeal (including the vice-president, if any, of either division of that court);(g) the President of the Queen's Bench Division;(h) the President of the Family Division;(i) the Master of the Rolls; or(j) the Lord Chief Justice.Limits on committal powers exercisable by judges of district judge level for contempt in the face of the court in the family court
3. The committal powers...
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