The Family Court (Composition and Distribution of Business) (Amendment) Rules 2021

• Citation: S.I. 2021/505
• Sections: 4

Section 1 Citation, commencement and extent

(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.

Section 2 Amendments to the Family Court (Composition and Distribution of Business) Rules 2014

The Family Court (Composition and Distribution of Business) Rules 2014 are amended as follows.

Section 3 Amendments to the Family Court (Composition and Distribution of Business) Rules 2014

In rule 7(1) (composition: appeals heard by a judge of High Court level) omit sub-paragraph (b).

Section 4 Amendments to the Family Court (Composition and Distribution of Business) Rules 2014

In Schedule 1 (allocation)—

(a) in paragraph 2—

(i) in sub-paragraph (c), omit “where the parties consent to permission being granted and to the substantive order sought”;

(ii) in sub-paragraph (f)—

(aa) in paragraph (i) for “; or” substitute “.”; and

(bb) omit paragraph (ii); and

(b) in paragraph 4 omit sub-paragraphs (a) and (d).