
1 
These Rules may be cited as the Family Proceedings (Amendment No. 2) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2008 and shall come into operation on 5th September 2008.
2 
The Family Proceedings Rules (Northern Ireland) 1996 shall be amended in accordance with rule 3 below.
3 
In Part IVC, after rule 4C.8. insert—“
4C. 
For the purposes of Article 2(2)(c) a county court specified as a family care centre in Schedule 2 to the Children (Allocation of Proceedings) Order (Northern Ireland) 1996 is prescribed as an authorised court.”.
Brian Kerr
Declan Morgan
Reginald Weir
Anne Marie Kelly
Andrew Wells
Gemma Loughran
Hilary Wells
Dated 17th June 2008Signed by the authority of the Lord ChancellorIn exercise of the powers conferred by Article 12A(2) of the Family Law (Northern Ireland) Order 1993, I allow these Rules.
David Hanson
Minister of State
Ministry of Justice
Dated 20th June 2008