The Magistrates' Courts (Miscellaneous Amendments) Rules 2005
These rules make amendments to 5 sets of rules, which apply in proceedings in magistrates' courts, as a result of the implementation of the Civil Partnership Act 2004 (“the 2004 Act”) which received Royal Assent on 18th November 2004. These amendments will come into force on 5th December 2005 at the same time as the substantive provisions of the 2004 Act. It also amends the Family Proceedings Courts (Children Act 1989) Rules 1991 as a result of the implementation of the sections 112 (acquisition of parental responsibility by step-parent) and 115(1) (special guardianship) of the Adoption and Children Act 2002 (“the 2002 Act”) which received Royal Assent on 7th November 2002. These provisions will come into force on 30th December 2005 at the same time as those provisions of the 2002 Act to which they relate.