Magistrates' Courts (Domestic Proceedings) (Amendment) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2000

Made: 11th October 2000

Coming into operation: 6th November 2000

The Lord Chancellor, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by Article 13 of the Magistrates' Courts (Northern Ireland) Order 1981[^f00001] and Article 8(8) of the Domestic Proceedings (Northern Ireland) Order 1980[^f00002], on the advice of the Magistrates' Courts Rules Committee and after consultation with the Lord Chief Justice, hereby makes the following Rules:

Citation and commencement

1

These Rules may be cited as the Magistrates' Courts (Domestic Proceedings) (Amendment) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2000 and shall come into operation on 6th November 2000.

Saving

2

Nothing in these Rules shall affect proceedings commenced before these Rules came into operation.

Application for order under Article 8 of the Domestic Proceedings (Northern Ireland) Order 1980

3

For Form D3 in Schedule 1 to the Magistrates' Courts (Domestic Proceedings) Rules (Northern Ireland) 1996[^f00003] there shall be substituted the new Form D3 set out in the Schedule to these Rules.

SCHEDULE

Form D3

Domestic Proceedings (Northern Ireland) Order 1980

Respondent’s consent to Article 8 order and statement of financial resources

(Article 8(9): Rule 4(3))

Signed

Irvine of Lairg, C. — Dated 11th October 2000

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Rules.)

These Rules amend the Magistrates' Courts (Domestic Proceedings) Rules (Northern Ireland) 1996 by substituting a new Form D3.

Footnotes

[^f00001]: S.I. 1981/1675 (N.I. 26)

[^f00002]: S.I. 1980/563 (N.I. 5)

[^f00003]: S.R. 1996 No. 324