The Family Proceedings (Amendment) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2005 No. 144

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STATUTORY RULES OF NORTHERN IRELAND

2005 No. 144
FAMILY PROCEEDINGS
SUPREME COURT
COUNTY COURTS
The Family Proceedings (Amendment) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2005

	Made	17th March 2005
	To be laid before Parliament
	Coming into operation	18th April 2005

We, the Family Proceedings Rules Committee, in exercise of the powers conferred on us by Article 12 of the Family Law (Northern Ireland) Order 1993[1] hereby with the concurrence of the Lord Chancellor, make the following Rules:

Citation, commencement and interpretation
     1. - (1) These Rules may be cited as the Family Proceedings (Amendment) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2005 and shall come into operation on 18th April 2005.

    (2) In these Rules "the principal Rules" means the Family Proceedings Rules (Northern Ireland) 1996[2].

Amendment of the Principal Rules
     2. The Principal Rules shall be amended as follows:

" "Master" means

(b) in rule 4.17 after paragraph (6) add the following new paragraph -

Brian Kerr

Patrick Markey

John Gillen

R. McLaughlin

Dated 15th March 2005

Signed by the authority of the Lord Chancellor

I concur

Baroness Ashton of Upholland
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs

Dated 17th March 2005

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This Note is not part of the Rules)

These Rules amend the Family Proceedings Rules (Northern Ireland) 1996 to: -

- amend the definition of Master so that in relation to proceedings in the High Court it means Master (High Court) rather than Master (Probate and Matrimonial); and

- enable the court to hold a directions appointment by telephone or by using any other method of direct oral communication.

Notes:

[1] S.I. 1993/1576 (N.I. 6)back

[2] S.R. 1996 No. 322 back

ISBN 0 337 95920 X

Prepared 5 April 2005

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