Schedule 11 — Transfer of jurisdiction to family court

Crime and Courts Bill [Lords] (Programme No. 2) – in the House of Commons at 6:30 pm on 13 March 2013.

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Amendments made: 20, page 188, line 14, leave out sub-paragraphs (3) to (7) and insert—

‘( ) For subsections (1A) to (1E) (powers of magistrates’ courts in England and Wales to vary registered orders) substitute—

“(1A) The family court may exercise the same powers in relation to an order registered in the family court under this Part of this Act as are exercisable by the family court under section 1 of the Maintenance Enforcement Act 1991 in relation to a qualifying periodical maintenance order (within the meaning of that section) which has been made by the family court, including the power under subsection (7) of that section to revoke, suspend, revive or vary any means of payment order (within the meaning of that subsection) made by virtue of this subsection.”’.

Amendment 21, page 216, line 37, column2, at end insert—

‘In Schedule 2, paragraph 3(3).’.—(Oliver Heald.)