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Amendment of Regulations of 2019

93. The Regulations of 2019 are amended—

(a) in Regulation 2—

(i) in the definition of “declaration of enforceability”, by the substitution of “Family High Court” for “High Court”, and

(ii) in the definition of “recognition order”, by the substitution of “Family High Court” for “High Court”,

(b) in Regulation 3—

(i) in paragraph (1)—

(I) by the substitution of “Family District Court” for “District Court”, and

(II) by the substitution of “Family District Court district” for “district court district” in both places where it occurs,

(ii) in paragraph (2), by the substitution of “Family District Court district” for “district court area”, and

(iii) in paragraph (3), by the substitution of “Family District Court district” for “district court area” in both places where it occurs,

(c) in Regulation 10(2), by the substitution of “Family District Court” for “District Court”,

(d) in Regulation 11, by the substitution of “Family District Court” for “District Court” in each place where it occurs,

(e) in Regulation 12—

(i) in paragraph (10), by the substitution of “Family High Court which may be enforced by the Family High Court” for “High Court which may be enforced by the High Court”,

(ii) in paragraph (11), by the substitution of “Family District Court” for “District Court”,

(iii) in paragraph (12), by the substitution of “judgment of the Family High Court and such a decision, to the extent it is the subject of that enforceable maintenance order, may be enforced by the Family High Court” for “judgement of the High Court and such a decision, to the extent it is the subject of that enforceable maintenance order, may be enforced by the High Court”, and

(iv) in paragraph (18), by the substitution of “Family High Court” for “High Court”,

(f) in Regulation 13, by the substitution of “Family High Court, an appeal shall, by leave of the Family High Court” for “High Court, an appeal shall, by leave of the High Court”,

(g) in Regulation 14—

(i) in paragraph (2), by the substitution of “Family District Court” for “District Court”,

(ii) in paragraph (4), by the substitution of “Family District Court” for “District Court” in both places where it occurs,

(iii) in paragraph (5), by the substitution of “Family District Court” for “District Court” in both places where it occurs, and

(iv) in paragraph (8)(b), by the substitution of “Family District Court” for “District Court”,

(h) in Regulation 15, by the substitution of “Family High Court” for “High Court” in each place where it occurs,

(i) in Regulation 16—

(i) in paragraph (3), by the substitution of “Family District Court” for “District Court”,

(ii) in paragraph (4), by the substitution of “Family District Court for the time being assigned to the Family District Court district” for “District Court for the time being assigned to the district court district”,

(iii) in paragraph (5), by the substitution of “Family District Court is requested to take evidence under paragraph (3), a district court clerk for the Family District Court district” for “District Court is requested to take evidence under paragraph (3), a district court clerk for the district court area”,

(iv) in paragraph (6), by the substitution of “Family District Court” for “District Court” in both places where it occurs,

(v) in paragraph (7), by the substitution of “Family District Court” for “District Court”, and

(vi) in paragraph (8), by the substitution of “Family District Court” for “District Court”,

and

(j) in Regulation 19—

(i) in paragraph (5), by the substitution of “Family District Court” for “District Court”, and

(ii) in paragraph (7), by the substitution of “Family District Court may be exercised by the judge of that Court for the time being assigned to the Family District Court district” for “District Court may be exercised by the judge of that Court for the time being assigned to the district court district”.