Statutory Instruments
2004 No. 3418 (L. 27 )
SUPREME COURT OF ENGLAND AND WALES
The High Court (Distribution of Business) Order 2004
Made
30th December 2004
Laid before Parliament
31st December 2004
Coming into force
21st January 2005
The Lord Chancellor, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 61(3)(a) and (c) of the Supreme Court Act 1981( 1 ), hereby makes the following Order:
1. This Order may be cited as the High Court (Distribution of Business) Order 2004 and comes into force on 21st January 2005.
2. All proceedings in the High Court under sections 6 and 8 of the Gender Recognition Act 2004( 2 ) are assigned to the Family Division.
3. In paragraph 3 of Schedule 1 to the Supreme Court Act 1981 after sub-paragraph (h), insert—
“ (i) all proceedings under sections 6 and 8 of the Gender Recognition Act 2004. ”
Falconer of Thoroton, C
Dated 30th December 2004
1981 c. 51 ; paragraph 3 of Schedule 1 was amended by section 68(1) of and paragraph 26 of Schedule 1 to the Family Law Act 1986 (c. 55) , section 5 of the Marriage (Prohibited Degrees of Relationship) Act 1986 (c. 16) , section 33(4) of and Schedule 4 to the Family Law Reform Act 1987 (c. 42) , sections 92(11) and 108(5) of, paragraph 9 of Schedule 11 to and paragraph 45(3) of Schedule 13 to the Children Act 1989 (c. 41) , section 66(1) of and paragraph 51 of Schedule 8 to the Family Law Act 1996 (c. 27) , section 84(1) of and paragraph 1 of Schedule 12 to the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 (c. 30) , article 3 of and the Schedule to S.I. 1991/1210 and article 3 of S.I. 1993/622 .