Clause 63

by inserting, immediately before the definition of “date of legitimation” in section 2, the following definition:“ “court” means the High Court or a Family Court;”;

by deleting the words “High Court” wherever they appear in the following provisions and substituting in each case the word “court”:Section 4(1) and paragraph (b) of the proviso to paragraph 1 of the Schedule; and

by deleting subsection (8) of section 4 and substituting the following subsections:“(8) The Family Justice Rules Committee constituted under section 46(1) of the Family Justice Act 2014 may make Family Justice Rules for carrying the provisions of this section into effect.(9) The Family Justice Rules may, instead of providing for any matter, refer to any provision made or to be made about that matter by practice directions issued for the time being by the registrar of the Family Justice Courts.”.