Citation, commencement, interpretation and application

1. —(1) This Order may be cited as the Children (Allocation of Proceedings) (Amendment)Order 2005 and shall come into force on 1st April 2005.

(2) Any reference in this Order to an article or Schedule by number alone is a reference to the article or Schedule so numbered in the Children (Allocation of Proceedings) Order 1991( 2 ).

Amendments to the Children (Allocation of Proceedings) Order 1991

2. In article 1(2)—

(a) omit the definition of “London commission area”; and

(b) for the definition of “petty sessions area” substitute—

“ “local justice area” has the same meaning as in the Courts Act 2003 ( 3 ) ; and ” .

3. In article 9(1) and article 18(3) for “petty sessions area or London commission area” substitute “local justice area”.

4. In Schedule 1—

(a) At the beginning of the Schedule insert—

“ London Region

• Barnet County Court

• Bow County Court

• Brentford County Court

• Bromley County Court

• Croydon County Court

• Edmonton County Court

• Ilford County Court

• Kingston-upon-Thames County Court

• Romford County Court

• Wandsworth County Court

• Willesden County Court ” ;

(b) for “Midland Circuit” substitute “Midlands Region”;

(c) for “Northern Circuit” substitute “North West Region”;

(d) for “North Eastern Circuit” substitute “North East Region”;

(e) for “South Eastern Circuit” substitute “South East Region”;

(f) in the entries after “South Eastern Circuit” omit the entries for—

(i) Barnet County Court;

(ii) Bow County Court;

(iii) Brentford County Court;

(iv) Bromley County Court;

(v) Croydon County Court;

(vi) Edmonton County Court;

(vii) Ilford County Court;

(viii) Kingston-upon-Thames County Court;

(ix) Romford County Court;

(x) Wandsworth County Court; and

(xi) Willesden County Court;

(g) for “Wales and Chester Circuit” substitute “Wales and Cheshire Region”; and

(h) for “Western Circuit” substitute “South West Region”.

5. For Schedule 2 substitute—

Article 2

“ SCHEDULE 2 CARE CENTRES