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Family Proceedings (Allocation to Judiciary) (Amendment) Directions 2003


The Lord Chancellor, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by s. 9 of the Courts and Legal Services Act 1990 and with the concurrence of the President of the Family Division, hereby gives the following Directions:

1 (1) These Directions shall come into force on 23 May 2003.

(2) The "1999 Directions" means the Family Proceedings (Allocation to Judiciary) Directions 1999 as amended by the Family Proceedings (Allocation to Judiciary) (Amendment) Directions 2002 and a reference to the Schedule means the Schedule to the 1999 Directions and a paragraph referred to by letter alone means the paragraph which bears that letter respectively in that Schedule.

2. In the Schedule for paragraph (e) substitute: -    

"(e)

Proceedings under any of the following provisions of the Adoption Act 1976 (c.36):

s 14 (adoption by married couple);

s 15 (adoption by one person);

s 18 (freeing child for adoption) ;

s 20 (revocation of order under s 18);

s 27, 28 or 29 (restrictions on removal of child);

s 55 (adoption of children abroad).

A circuit judge nominated for adoption proceedings; or

a deputy circuit judge or recorder nominated for adoption proceedings; or

a circuit judge nominated for public family law proceedings; or

 

 

 

 

 

 

a district judge of the Principal Registry of the Family Division of the High Court; or

a district judge nominated for adoption proceedings; or

a deputy district judge nominated for adoption proceedings; or

a district judge nominated for public family law proceedings.

All circumstances

 

All circumstances

 

 

All circumstances- where proceedings under section 18 (freeing child for adoption) are heard in conjunction with care proceedings under s.31 of the Children Act 1989 (c.41) and relate to the same child.

 

Interlocutory matters

 

 

 

Interlocutory matters

 

Interlocutory matters

 

 

Interlocutory matters-where proceedings under section 18 (freeing child for adoption) are heard in conjunction with care proceedings under s.31 of the Children Act 1989 (c.41) and relate to the same child.".

2003
Lord Irvine of Lairg
Lord Chancellor

Dame Elizabeth Butler-Sloss
President



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