The Family Law Act 1996 (Forced Marriage)(Relevant Third Party) Order 2009

• Citation: S.I. 2009/2023
• Sections: 3

Section 1 Citation and commencement

This Order may be cited as the Family Law Act 1996 (Forced Marriage) (Relevant Third Party) Order 2009 and shall come into force on 1 st November 2009.

Section 2 Interpretation

In this Order “local authority” means—

(a) a county council in England;

(b) a metropolitan district council;

(c) a non-metropolitan district council for an area for which there is no county council;

(d) the council of a county or county borough in Wales;

(e) a London borough council;

(f) the Common Council of the City of London;

(g) the Council of the Isles of Scilly.

Section 3 Specification of a relevant third party

A local authority is specified as a relevant third party for the purposes of applying for a forced marriage protection order under section 63C(2) of the Family Law Act 1996.