The Courts Act 2003 (Amendment) Order 2017

• Citation: S.I. 2017/198
• Sections: 2

Section 1 Citation and commencement

This Order may be cited as the Courts Act 2003 (Amendment) Order 2017 and comes into force on 27th March 2017.

Section 2 Amendment of the Courts Act 2003

In section 77(2) of the Court Act 2003 —

(a) after paragraph (b), insert—

(ba) one judge of the family court who sits exclusively or primarily in Wales,

(b) for paragraph (c) substitute—

(c) one person who is either a district judge of the principal registry of the Family Division or a district judge appointed under section 6 of the County Courts Act 1984 ,

(c) omit “and” at the end of paragraph (n); and

(d) after paragraph (n) insert—

(na) one person nominated by the Welsh Ministers to represent the interests of Welsh family proceedings officers (within the meaning given by section 35(4) of the Children Act 2004 ), and