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Penalty ceiling: Regulated

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Merchant Shipping Act 1995 144 duties

Insolvency (England and Wales) Rules 2016 104 duties

Communications Act 2003 92 duties

Road Traffic Act 1988 92 duties

What it requires

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s.056 Actions by mortgagees: service of notice on certain persons. Regulated

Serve notice of mortgage enforcement action on charge-holder with matrimonial home rightsAny Person

85 other provisions — procedural and definitional

s.001 The general principles underlying section 22.

s.002 Divorce and separation.

s.003 Circumstances in which orders are made.

s.004 Conversion of separation order into divorce order.

s.005 Marital breakdown.

s.006 Statement of marital breakdown.

s.007 Period for reflection and consideration.

s.008 Attendance at information meetings.

s.009 Arrangements for the future.

s.010 Hardship: orders preventing divorce.

s.011 Welfare of children.

s.012 Rules about procedure

s.013 Directions with respect to mediation.

s.014 Adjournments.

s.015 Financial arrangements.

s.018 Grounds for financial provision orders in magistrates’ courts.

s.019 Jurisdiction in relation to divorce and separation.

s.020 Time when proceedings for divorce or separation begin.

s.021 Intestacy: effect of separation.

s.022 Funding for marriage support services.

s.023 Provision of marriage counselling.

s.024 Interpretation of Part II

s.025 Connected proceedings.

s.026 Legal aid for mediation in family matters.

s.027 Provision and availability of mediation.

s.028 Payment for mediation.

s.029 Mediation and civil legal aid.

s.030 Rights concerning home where one spouse or civil partner has no estate, etc.

s.031 Effect of home rights as charge on dwelling-house.

s.032 Further provisions relating to home rights.

s.033 Occupation orders where applicant has estate or interest etc. or has home rights.

s.034 Effect of order under s. 33 where rights are charge on dwelling-house.

s.035 One former spouse or former civil partner with no existing right to occupy.

s.036 One cohabitant or former cohabitant with no existing right to occupy.

s.037 Neither spouse or civil partner entitled to occupy.

s.038 Neither cohabitant or former cohabitant entitled to occupy.

s.039 Supplementary provisions.

s.040 Additional provisions that may be included in certain occupation orders.

s.041 Additional considerations if parties are cohabitants or former cohabitants.

s.042 Non-molestation orders.

s.042 Offence of breaching non-molestation order

s.043 Leave of court required for applications by children under sixteen.

s.044 Evidence of agreement to marry or form a civil partnership.

s.045 Ex parte orders.

s.046 Undertakings.

s.047 Arrest for breach of order.

s.048 Remand for medical examination and report.

s.049 Variation and discharge of orders.

s.050 Power of magistrates’ court to suspend execution of committal order.

s.051 Power of magistrates’ court to order hospital admission or guardianship.

s.052 Amendments of Children Act 1989.

s.053 Transfer of certain tenancies.

s.054 Dwelling-house subject to mortgage.

s.055 Actions by mortgagees: joining connected persons as parties.

s.057 Jurisdiction of courts.

s.058 Contempt proceedings.

s.059 Magistrates’ courts.

s.060 Provision for third parties to act on behalf of victims of domestic violence.

s.061 Appeals.

s.062 Meaning of “cohabitants”, “relevant child” and “associated persons”.

s.063 Interpretation of Part IV.

s.063 Forced marriage protection orders

s.063 Contents of orders

s.063 Applications and other occasions for making orders

s.063 Offence of breaching order

s.063 Ex parte orders: Part 4A

s.063 Undertakings instead of orders

s.063 Duration of orders

s.063 Variation of orders and their discharge

s.063 Attachment of powers of arrest to orders

s.063 Arrest under attached powers

s.063 Arrest under warrant

s.063 Remand: general

s.063 Remand: medical examination and report

s.063 Jurisdiction of courts: Part 4A

s.063 Power to extend jurisdiction to magistrates' courts

s.063 Contempt proceedings: Part 4A

s.063 Appeals: Part 4A

s.063 Guidance

s.063 Other protection or assistance against forced marriage

s.063 Interpretation of Part 4A

s.064 Provision for separate representation for children.

s.065 Rules, regulations and orders.

s.066 Consequential amendments, transitional provisions and repeals.

s.067 Short title, commencement and extent.

Schedules

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92 other schedules

s.sch001 Arrangements for the future

s.sch002 Financial provision

s.sch003 Stay of proceedings

s.sch004 In this Schedule “ legal representative ” means a person...

s.sch004 Where one spouse or civil partner is entitled by virtue...

s.sch004 (1) Where one spouse or civil partner is entitled by...

s.sch004 (1) Where a spouse’s or civil partner’s home rights are...

s.sch004 (1) A spouse or civil partner entitled to home rights...

s.sch004 A spouse or civil partner entitled by virtue of section...

s.sch005 In this Schedule “the court” means the High Court or...

s.sch005 (1) Where a court has power to remand a person...

s.sch005 (1) If the court is satisfied that any person who...

s.sch005 Where under paragraph 2(1)(b)(ii) the court fixes the amount in...

s.sch006 After section 38 of the Children Act 1989 insert— Power...

s.sch006 In section 39 of the Children Act 1989 (discharge and...

s.sch006 After section 44 of the Children Act 1989 insert— Power...

s.sch006 In section 45 of the Children Act 1989 (duration of...

s.sch006 In section 105(1) of the Children Act 1989 (interpretation), after...

s.sch007 In this Schedule— “civil partner”, except in paragraph 2, includes...

s.sch007 (1) If the court makes a Part II order, it...

s.sch007 The date specified in a Part II order as the...

s.sch007 (1) If after the making of an order dissolving or...

s.sch007 In paragraphs 2 to 13— (a) a reference to a...

s.sch007 (1) Rules of court shall be made requiring the court,...

s.sch007 (1) If a spouse or civil partner is entitled to...

s.sch007 (1) This paragraph applies if one spouse or civil partner...

s.sch007 (1) This paragraph applies if one cohabitant is entitled, either...

s.sch007 The court shall not make a Part II order unless...

s.sch007 In determining whether to exercise its powers under Part II...

s.sch007 References in this Part of this Schedule to a spouse...

s.sch007 (1) If a spouse , civil partner or cohabitant is...

s.sch007 (1) This paragraph applies if the spouse , civil partner...

s.sch008 (1) Section 31 (variation etc. of orders) is amended as...

s.sch008 The 1973 Act is amended as follows.

s.sch008 (1) The 1988 Act is amended as follows.

s.sch008 In section 64 of the Land Registration Act 1925 (certificates...

s.sch008 In section 1(6A) of the Land Charges Act 1972 (cases...

s.sch008 In section 2(7) of that Act (Class F land charge)...

s.sch008 (1) Section 29A of the Land Compensation Act 1973 (spouses...

s.sch008 In section 65(1) of the Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980 (meaning...

s.sch008 In Schedule 3 to the Contempt of Court Act 1981...

s.sch008 In Schedule 1 to the Senior Courts Act 1981(distribution of...

s.sch008 For section 22 of the Matrimonial and Family Proceedings Act...

s.sch008 (1) Section 85 of the Housing Act 1985 (extended discretion...

s.sch008 In section 99B of that Act (persons qualifying for compensation...

s.sch008 In section 101 of that Act (rent not to be...

s.sch008 In section 171B of that Act (extent of preserved right...

s.sch008 (1) Section 336 of the Insolvency Act 1986 (rights of...

s.sch008 (1) Section 337 of that Act is amended as follows....

s.sch008 (1) Section 9 of the Housing Act 1988 (extended discretion...

s.sch008 (1) In section 8(4) of the Children Act 1989 (meaning...

s.sch009 (1) The Lord Chancellor may by order provide for the...

s.sch009 (1) In this paragraph “an existing order” means any order...

s.sch009 (1) Any reference (however expressed) in any enactment, instrument or...

s.sch009 In sections 30 and 31 and Schedule 4—

s.sch009 Neither section 31(11) nor the repeal by the Matrimonial Homes...

s.sch009 Nothing in this Schedule is to be taken to prejudice...

s.sch009 (1) The Lord Chancellor may by order make such consequential...

s.sch009 If an Act or subordinate legislation— (a) refers to an...

s.sch009 In paragraphs 2 and 3— ... ... ... “subordinate legislation”...

s.sch009 (1) Except for paragraph 6 of this Schedule, nothing in...

s.sch009 (1) Section 31 of the 1973 Act has effect as...

s.sch009 In paragraphs 8 to 15 “the 1983 Act” means the...

s.sch009 (1) In this paragraph and paragraph 10 “the existing enactments”...

s.sch009 Nothing in Part IV, Part III of Schedule 8 or...

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Family Law Act 1996

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