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# The Family Court (Composition and Distribution of Business) (Amendment) Rules 2014

## Title and introductory text {#prelims}

2014 No. 3297 (L. 35)
Family Proceedings
Senior Courts Of England And Wales
Family Court, England And Wales
The Family Court (Composition and Distribution of Business) (Amendment) Rules 2014
Made
15th December 2014
Laid before Parliament
18th December 2014
Coming into force
11th January 2015
The President of the Family Division, as nominee of the Lord Chief Justice under paragraph 2(2)(b) of Part 1 of Schedule 1 to the Constitutional Reform Act 2005, makes the following rules in exercise of the powers conferred by section 31D(1) and (3) of the Matrimonial and Family Proceedings Act 1984.
These Rules are made after consultation with the Family Procedure Rule Committee in accordance with section 31D(5)(b) of the Matrimonial and Family Proceedings Act 1984.
These Rules are made with the agreement of the Lord Chancellor in accordance with paragraph 2 of Part 1 of Schedule 1 to the Constitutional Reform Act 2005.

## 1 Citation and commencement {#article-1}

These Rules may be cited as the Family Court (Composition and Distribution of Business) (Amendment) Rules 2014 and come into force on 11th January 2015.

## 2 Amendments to the Family Court (Composition and Distribution of Business) Rules 2014 {#article-2}

The Family Court (Composition and Distribution of Business) Rules 2014 are amended as follows.

## 3 Amendments to the Family Court (Composition and Distribution of Business) Rules 2014 {#article-3}

After rule 12, in Part 5, insert—
Interpretation of this Part
12A. In this Part—
“incoming protection measure” means a protection measure that has been ordered in a Member State of the European Union other than the United Kingdom or Denmark;
“protection measure” has the meaning given to it in the Protection Measures Regulation;
“Protection Measures Regulation” means Regulation (EU) No 606/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12th June 2013 on mutual recognition of protection measures in civil matters.
.

## 4 Amendments to the Family Court (Composition and Distribution of Business) Rules 2014 {#article-4}

In rule 16—
(a) in paragraph (3)(a)—
(i) in paragraphs (xiii) and (xiv), omit “or”;
(ii) after paragraph (xiv), insert—
(xv) the Protection Measures Regulation made within or in connection with an application under sub-paragraph (xii); or
(xvi) Article 11 of the Protection Measures Regulation for adjustment of an incoming protection measure except where the applicant is aged under 18; or
; and
(b) in paragraph (5)—
(i) in sub-paragraph (b), for “.” substitute “;”; and
(ii) after sub-paragraph (b), insert—
(c) the Protection Measures Regulation made within or in connection with an application under sub-paragraph (a) or (b);
(d) Article 11 of the Protection Measures Regulation for adjustment of an incoming protection measure where the applicant is aged under 18.
.

## 5 Amendments to the Family Court (Composition and Distribution of Business) Rules 2014 {#article-5}

In Schedule 1—
(a) in paragraph 1—
(i) in sub-paragraph (p), for “.” substitute “;”; and
(ii) after sub-paragraph (p), insert—
(q) the Protection Measures Regulation for enforcement of an incoming protection measure.
; and
(b) in paragraph 4—
(i) in sub-paragraph (f), for “.” substitute “;”; and
(ii) after sub-paragraph (f), insert—
(g) Article 13 of the Protection Measures Regulation.
.

## 6 Amendments to the Family Court (Composition and Distribution of Business) Rules 2014 {#article-6}

In Table 3 of Schedule 2, after paragraph 5 insert—
6. Order under Article 13 of the Protection Measures Regulation refusing to recognise or enforce an incoming protection measure.
.