The Courts Act 2003 (Commencement No. 12 and Transitional Provision) Order 2005

• Citation: S.I. 2005/3518
• Sections: 4

Section 1 Citation

This Order may be cited as the Courts Act 2003 (Commencement No. 12 and Transitional Provision) Order 2005.

Section 2 Commencement of provisions of the Courts Act 2003

Subject to article 3, the following provisions of the Courts Act 2003 shall come into force on 10th January 2006—

(a) in Schedule 8 (minor and consequential amendments), paragraphs 242 and 254 (Magistrates' Courts Act 1980);

(b) in Schedule 10 (repeals), the repeal of sections 137 and 138 of, and Schedule 6 to, the Magistrates' Courts Act 1980 ; and

(c) section 109(1) and (3) to the extent necessary for those amendments and repeals.

Section 3 Commencement of provisions of the Courts Act 2003

The following provisions of the Courts Act 2003 shall come into force on 6th April 2006—

(a) subsection (1)(a), (b), and (c) and subsection (3)(a) and (b) of section 98 (register of judgments and orders etc );

(b) paragraph 16 of Schedule 9 (transitional provisions and savings);

(c) in Schedule 10 (repeals), the repeal of sections 73 and 73A of the County Courts Act 1984 ; and

(d) section 109(2) and (3) to the extent necessary for the purposes of paragraphs (b) and (c).

Section 4 Transitional provision

Sections 137(1) and 138 of, and Part 1 of Schedule 6 to, the Magistrates' Courts Act 1980 are to continue to have effect for the purposes of an application under the following sections of the Adoption Act 1976 —

(a) section 20 (revocation of a section 18 order);

(b) section 27(1) or (2) (restriction on removal of child where adoption pending or application made under section 18); and

(c) section 29 (return of child taken away in breach of section 27).