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Contents

• Commencement
• Amendments and other effects
• SIs made under the Act

Commencement

Section	Commencement Date	Commencement Information
Ss. 1, 2	14 December 1987	Commenced as per s. 1(2)(a)
Ss. 3, 4	14 January 1988	Commenced as per s. 1(2)(a)
S. 5	14 December 1987	Commenced as per s. 1(2)(a)
Ss. 6 - 50	14 June 1988	Commenced as per s. 1(2)(b)

Amendments and other effects

How Affected	Affecting Provision
Cir. Ct. to be known as "the Circuit Family Court" when exercising its jurisdiction under etc.	6/1989, ss. 31, 46 (2)
Conduct of Dist. Ct. proceedings under.	6/1989, ss. 45, 46 (2)
Conduct of proceedings in Cir. and High Cts.	6/1989, ss. 33, 46 (2)
Court fees excluded for proceedings under	S.I. No. 369 of 1997, arts. 2, 5(a)(v)
	S.I. No. 343 of 1989, arts. 2, 6
	S.I. No. 342 of 1989, arts. 2, 5
Ct. powers in proceedings under.	26/1995, ss. 1 (2) (a), 47 (1) (6) (e)
Forms and procedures prescribed	S.I. No. 510 of 2001
Hearing of proceedings under.	6/1989, ss. 32, 46 (2)
S.3, appl. in relation to revenue law	12/1988, s.74
S.3, appl. with mods.	S. I. No. 168 of 1991, art. 4 (3)
	S. I. No. 169 of 1991, art. 4 (4)
S. 3(2)(b) par. substit.	21/2010, ss. 2, 172(a)
S. 5A(1), (2) form prescribed	S.I. No. 93 of 1997, ord. 54, rl. 4(2), (3), forms 54.3-8, sch. C
S. 27(3) am.	21/2010, ss. 2, 172(b)
S. 27(4)(a) am.	21/2010, ss. 2, 172(c)
S. 33 amended	48/2024, ss. 1(2), 77(a)
	9/2015, ss. 1(5), 79
S. 34(2) substituted	48/2024, ss. 1(2), 77(b)
S. 35(1) substit.	9/2015, ss. 1(5), 80(a)
S. 35(1A)-(1B) ins.	9/2015, ss. 1(5), 80(b)
S. 35(3) am.	9/2015, ss. 1(5), 80(c)
S. 35(4) del.	9/2015, ss. 1(5), 80(d)
S. 35(8) substit.	9/2015, ss. 1(5), 80(e)
S. 36 applic. rstrct with prop. effect	31/2004, ss. 1 (2), 40 (1)-(10)
S. 37 am.	9/2015, ss. 1(5), 81
S. 38 am.	9/2015, ss. 1(5), 82
S. 38(1) form prescribed	S.I. No. 93 of 1997, ord. 61, rl. 2, forms 61.1-2, sch. C
	S.I. No. 152 of 1988, rls. 2, 20, schedule, pt I
S. 38(3) form prescribed	S.I. No. 93 of 1997, ord. 61, rl. 3, form 61.3, sch. C
	S.I. No. 152 of 1988, rls. 2, 21, schedule, pt I
S. 39 am.	9/2015, ss. 1(5), 83
S. 39(3) application extended	S.I. No. 215 of 1988, regs. 2, 4
S. 40 am.	9/2015, ss. 1(5), 84(a)
S. 40(5) form prescribed	S.I. No. 152 of 1988, rls. 2, 21, schedule, pt I
S. 40(6) am.	9/2015, ss. 1(5), 84(b)
S. 41(2)(a), (b) am.	9/2015, ss. 1(5), 85(a)-(b)
S. 41(2)(c) substit.	9/2015, ss. 1(5), 85(c)
S. 42(2), (4) am.	9/2015, ss. 1(5), 86
S. 43 am.	9/2015, ss. 1(5), 87
S. 45 appl.	3/2004, ss. 1 (2), 22 (2) (d), 23 (1) (d)
S. 46(1) amended	18/2024, ss. 1(5), 228(a)
S. 46(1A) inserted	18/2024, ss. 1(5), 228(b)
S. 46(2) substit.	9/2015, ss. 1(5), 88(a)
S. 46(2A) ins.	9/2015, ss. 1(5), 88(b)
S. 46(3)(a) substit.	9/2015, ss. 1(5), 88(c)
S. 46(5) ins.	9/2015, ss. 1(5), 88(d)
S. 48 rep.	3/2004, ss. 1 (2), 4, 5, sch. 2
S. 48 am.	36/1996, ss. 6 (2), 7 (3)

SIs made under the Act

Section	SIs made under the Act
Pt. VI (ss. 33-36)	Circuit Court Rules (No.1) 1990 (S.I. No. 152 of 1990)
S. 41	Blood Tests (Parentage) Regulations 1988 (S.I. No. 215 of 1988)