The Magistrates’ Courts Rules Committee has made a Statutory Rule entitled “The Magistrates’ Courts (Miscellaneous Amendments) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2019”, (S.R. 2019 No. 238), which comes into operation on exit day.

The Rules amend the Magistrates’ Courts (Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1982) Rules (Northern Ireland) 1986 (S.R. 1986 No. 359) and the Magistrates’ Courts (Children (Northern Ireland) Order 1995) Rules (Northern Ireland) 1996 (S.R 1996 No. 323) in consequence of provisions in statutory instruments made under section 8(1) of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (c.16).

The Rules omit provision referring to:

— Regulation (EC) No. 4/2009 (known as “the Maintenance Regulation”) in the Magistrates’ Courts (Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1982) Rules (Northern Ireland) 1986; and

— Regulation (EC) No. 2201/2003 (referred to as “the Council Regulation” but also known as “Brussels IIa”) in the Magistrates’ Courts (Children (Northern Ireland) Order 1995) Rules (Northern Ireland) 1996

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