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The High Court (Distribution of Business) Order 2014

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Contents: 5 provisions
  1. Title and introductory text
  2. 1 Citation and commencement
  3. 2 Assignment of business to the Queen’s Bench Division of the High Court
  4. 3 Assignment of business to the Family Division of the High Court
  5. 4 Amendments to Schedule 1 to the Senior Courts Act 1981

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5 provisions

Title and introductory text

2014 No. 3257 (L. 33) Senior Courts Of England And Wales The High Court (Distribution of Business) Order 2014 Made 8th December 2014 Laid before Parliament 11th December 2014 Coming into force 6th April 2015 The Lord Chief Justice makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 61(3) of the Senior Courts Act 1981. This Order is made with the concurrence of the Lord Chancellor in accordance with section 61(3) of the Senior Courts Act 1981 and with the concurrence of the President of the Queen’s Bench Division and of the President of the Family Division in accordance with section 61(5) of that Act.

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1 Citation and commencement

This Order may be cited as the High Court (Distribution of Business) Order 2014 and comes into force on 6th April 2015.

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2 Assignment of business to the Queen’s Bench Division of the High Court

All applications for writs of habeas corpus, except applications for a writ of habeas corpus for release relating to a minor, are assigned to the Queen’s Bench Division of the High Court.

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3 Assignment of business to the Family Division of the High Court

All applications for a writ of habeas corpus for release relating to a minor are assigned to the Family Division of the High Court.

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4 Amendments to Schedule 1 to the Senior Courts Act 1981

In Schedule 1 to the Senior Courts Act 1981— (a) for paragraph 2(a), substitute— (a) applications for writs of habeas corpus, except applications for a writ of habeas corpus for release relating to a minor; ; and (b) in paragraph 3, after sub-paragraph (a) insert— (aa) applications for a writ of habeas corpus for release relating to a minor; .

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