- Statutory Instrument 1998 No. 1901 (L.5)
The Family Proceedings (Amendment) Rules 1998
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| Made | 30th July 1998 | ||
| Laid before Parliament | 4th August 1998 | ||
| Coming into force | 28th September 1998 |
We, the authority having the power under section 40(1) of the Matrimonial and Family Proceedings Act 1984[1] to make rules of court for the purposes of family proceedings in the High Court and county courts, in the exercise of the powers conferred by the said section 40, and of all other powers enabling us in that behalf, hereby make the following Rules -
1. These Rules may be cited as the Family Proceedings (Amendment) Rules 1998 and shall come into force on 28th September 1998.
2. The Family Proceedings Rules 1991[2] shall be amended in accordance with the following provisions of these Rules and, in those provisions, any reference to an Appendix by number alone shall be construed as a reference to the Appendix so numbered in the said Rules of 1991.
Amendment to Form M5
3. In Appendix 1, after the word "proceedings" at the end of paragraph 3 of the Notes to Form M5, there shall be added the following words -
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You will have to pay a fee. You can obtain details of the fee to pay and information about what to do if you cannot pay all or part of a fee from a county court office with divorce jurisdiction or the family administration branch of the Principal Registry of the Family Division.".
Irvine of Lairg, C.
Stephen Brown, P.
Gerald Angel
Nicholas Wall
M. B. Roddy
Lesley Newton
A. N. Finch
Dated 30th July 1998
(This note is not part of the Rules)
These Rules amend the Family Proceedings Rules 1991 so as to make a minor amendment to the Notes to Form M5 (Notice of Proceedings).
Notes:
[1] 1984 c.42. Section 40 was amended by the Courts and Legal Services Act 1990 (c.41), Schedule 18, paragraph 50.back
[2] S.I. 1991/1247; the relevant amending instrument is S.I. 1996/816.back
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