The Family Law (2001 Act) (Commencement) Order (Northern Ireland) 2002
This Order provides that section 3 of the Family Law Act (Northern Ireland) 2001 (“the Act”) comes into operation on the 8th April for the purpose of enabling the Lord Chancellor to exercise regulation making powers under Article 10 of the Family Law Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 1977. This regulation making power makes provision for the taking and testing of bodily samples in civil proceedings where a child’s parentage is in dispute.