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NO. 27 OF 2014
- “(1A) The Family Justice Rules Committee constituted under section 46(1) of the Family Justice Act 2014 may make Family Justice Rules regulating and prescribing the procedure and the practice to be followed for the purposes of this Part and Part VII and any matters incidental to or relating to any such procedure or practice.
- (2) Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1A), Family Justice Rules may be made for the following purposes:
- (a) prescribing the procedure for applications to the Family Court under this Part and Part VII;
- (b) giving effect to sections 65 and 66 and, in particular, providing for the hearing without delay of any application for an order under section 65(5)(a);
- (c) prescribing how any document (other than a summons issued under this Part) may be served on any person;
- (d) prescribing the procedure applicable to appeals from the Family Court brought under section 77;
- (e) prescribing the fees payable in relation to proceedings under this Part and Part VII.
- (3) The Family Justice Rules made under this section may, instead of providing for any matter, refer to any provision made or to be made about the matter by practice directions issued for the time being by the registrar of the Family Justice Courts.
- (3A) All Family Justice Rules made under this section shall be presented to Parliament as soon as possible after publication in the Gazette.”;
- (y) by deleting the words “by a District Court or Family Court” in section 79A(1);
- (z) by deleting the definition of “court” in section 80;
