Statutory Instruments
2010 No. 2921 (C. 130)
Senior Courts Of England And Wales
County Courts, England And Wales
Magistrates’ Courts, England And Wales
The Courts Act 2003 (Commencement No. 14) Order 2010
Made
8th December 2010
The Lord Chancellor makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 110 of the Courts Act 2003( 1 ):
Citation
1. This Order may be cited as the Courts Act 2003 (Commencement No.14) Order 2010.
Commencement of provisions of the Courts Act 2003
2. The following provisions of the Courts Act 2003, in so far as they are not already in force, come into force on 12th December 2010—
(a) section 75 (Family Procedure Rules);
(b) section 76 (further provision about scope of Family Procedure Rules);
(c) section 79 (process for making Family Procedure Rules); and
(d) section 80 (power to amend legislation in connection with the rules).
3. The following provisions of the Courts Act 2003, in so far as they are not already in force, come into force on 6th April 2011—
(a) section 109(1) and (3) to the extent necessary for the provision referred to in paragraphs (b) and (c) below;
(b) Schedule 8 (minor and consequential amendments); and
(c) Schedule 10 (repeals), with the exception of the repeal of section 2(6) to (8) of the Civil Procedure Act 1997.
Amendment to previous Courts Act 2003 commencement order
4. The statutory instrument numbered 2706 of 2007 and headed “The Courts Act 2003 (Commencement No.13) Order 2007” is amended by the insertion, before article 1, of the following article—
“ A1. This Order may be cited as the Courts Act 2003 (Commencement No.13) Order 2007. ” .
Signed by authority of the Lord Chancellor
J Djanogly
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Ministry of Justice
8th December 2010