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Revised Statute from The UK Statute Law Database

Domestic Proceedings and Magistrates’ Courts Act 1978 (c.22)

This version of this statute is extracted from the UK Statute Law Database (SLD). It is not necessarily in the form in which it was originally enacted but is a revised version, which means that any subsequent amendments to the text and other effects are incorporated with annotations.

There are effects on this legislation that have not yet been applied to SLD for the following years: 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2009. See the Tables of Legislative effects and the Update status of legislation page on the SLD website.

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Domestic Proceedings and Magistrates’ Courts Act 1978

1978 CHAPTER 22

Contents

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  1. Part I

    Matrimonial Proceedings in Magistrates’ Courts

    1. Powers of court to make orders for financial provision for parties to a marriage and children of the family

      1. 1. Grounds of application for financial provision

      2. 2. Powers of court to make orders for financial provision

      3. 3. Matters to which court is to have regard in exercising its powers under s. 2

      4. 4. Duration of orders for financial provision for a party to a marriage

      5. 5. Age limit on making orders for financial provision for children and duration of such orders

      6. 6. Orders for payments which have been agreed by the parties

      7. 7. Powers of court where parties are living apart by agreement

    2. Powers of court as to the custody etc. of children

      1. 8. Restriction on making of orders under this Act: welfare of children

      2. 9.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      3. 10.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      4. 11.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      5. 12.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      6. 13.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      7. 14.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      8. 15.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    3. Powers of the court to make orders for the protection of a party to a marriage or a child of the family

      1. 16.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      2. 17.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      3. 18.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    4. Interim orders

      1. 19. Interim orders

    5. Variation, revocation and cessation of orders etc

      1. 20. Variation, revival and revocation of orders for periodical payments

      2. 20ZA. Variation of orders for periodical payments: further provisions

      3. 20A. Revival of orders for periodical payments

      4. 21.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      5. 22. Variation of instalments of lump sum

      6. 23. Supplementary provisions with respect to variation and revocation of orders

      7. 24.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      8. 25. Effect on certain orders of parties living together

    6. Reconciliation

      1. 26. Reconciliation

    7. Provisions relating to High Court and county court

      1. 27. Refusal of order in case more suitable for High Court

      2. 28. Powers of High Court and county court in relation to certain orders under Part I

      3. 29. Appeals

    8. Provisions relating to procedure, jurisdiction and enforcement

      1. 30. Provisions as to jurisdiction and procedure

      2. 31. Constitution of courts

      3. 32. Enforcement etc. of orders for payment of money

      4. 33.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      5. 34.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      6. 35. Orders for repayment in certain cases of sums paid after cessation of order by reason of remarriage

  2. Part II

    Amendments of the Guardianship of Minors Acts 1971 and 1973

    1. Amendment of provisions relating to the custody of minors

      1. 36.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      2. 37.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      3. 38.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      4. 39.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      5. 40.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    2. Amendment of provisions relating to orders for maintenance

      1. 41.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      2. 42.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      3. 43.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      4. 44.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    3. General provisions

      1. 45.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      2. 46.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      3. 47.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      4. 48.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

  3. Part III

    Amendments of other Enactments relating to Domestic Proceedings

    1. Amendments of Affiliation Proceedings Act 1957

      1. 49.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      2. 50.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      3. 51.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      4. 52.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      5. 53.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    2. Amendments of Maintenance Orders (Reciprocal Enforcement) Act 1972

      1. 54. Date of operation of orders under Part I of Maintenance Orders (Reciprocal Enforcement) Act 1972

      2. 55. Interpretation of Part I of Maintenance Orders (Reciprocal Enforcement) Act 1972 as respects Scotland

      3. 56. Magistrates’ courts having jurisdiction to hear applications for affiliation orders under s. 27 of Maintenance Orders (Reciprocal Enforcement) Act 1972

      4. 57.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      5. 58.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      6. 59. Complaint by former wife in convention country for recovery in Northern Ireland of maintenance from former husband

      7. 60. Further amendments of Maintenance Orders Reciprocal Enforcement) Act 1972 as respects Scotland

      8. 61. Eligibility for Legal Aid in Scotland for proceedings under Maintenance Orders Reciprocal Enforcement) Act 1972

    3. Amendments of the Matrimonial Causes Act 1973

      1. 62. Amendment of s. 4 of Matrimonial Causes Act 1973

      2. 63. Amendment of s. 27 of Matrimonial Causes Act 1973

    4. Amendments of the Children Act 1975

      1. 64.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      2. 65.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      3. 66.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      4. 67.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      5. 68.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      6. 69.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      7. 70.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      8. 71.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    5. Amendments of enactments relating to adoption

      1. 72.

      2. 73. Hearing in private of adoption proceedings

      3. 74. Provisions relating to Convention adoption orders

  4. Part IV

    1. 75–83.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

  5. Part V

    Supplementary Provisions

    1. 84, 85... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    2. 86.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    3. 87. Expenses

    4. 88. Interpretation

    5. 89. Transitional provisions, amendments, repeals and commencement

    6. 90. Short title and extent

  6. SCHEDULE 1

    Transitional Provisions

  7. SCHEDULE 2

    Minor and Consequential Amendments

  8. SCHEDULE 3

    Enactments Repealed

An Act to make fresh provision for matrimonial proceedings in magistrates’ courts; to amend enactments relating to other proceedings so as to eliminate certain differences between the law relating to those proceedings and the law relating to matrimonial proceedings in magistrates’ courts; to extend section 15 of the Justices of the Peace Act 1949; to amend Part II of the Magistrates’ Courts Act 1952; to amend section 2 of the Administration of Justice Act 1964; to amend the Maintenance Orders (Reciprocal Enforcement) Act 1972; to amend certain enactments relating to adoption; and for purposes connected with those matters.

[30th June 1978]

Annotations:

Commencement Information

I1Act not in force at Royal Assent; Act wholly in force 1.12.1985

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