Moved by
Lord Bellamy
181: Schedule 16, page 188, line 21, leave out from “proceedings”” to end of line 26 and insert—
“(a) in relation to England and Wales, has the meaning given by section 75(3) of the Courts Act 2003;
(b) in relation to Northern Ireland, has the meaning given by Article 12(5) of the Family Law (Northern Ireland) Order 1993 (S.I. 1993/1576 (N.I. 6));
(c) in relation to Scotland, has the meaning given by section 135 of the Courts Reform (Scotland) Act 2014 and includes proceedings under the Children (Scotland) Act 1995 and the Children’s Hearings (Scotland) Act 2011 (asp 1).”
Member's explanatory statement
This amendment provides a definition of “family proceedings” in relation to Scotland and Northern Ireland, as well as England and Wales.