Amendment to the 1996 Rules

5.  In Appendix 2 (Contents of Petition), in paragraph 1—

(a)for sub-paragraph (bb) substitute—

“(bb)where it is alleged that the court has jurisdiction—

(i)under the Council Regulation, the grounds of jurisdiction under Article 3(1) of the Council Regulation;

(ii)under the Civil Partnership (Jurisdiction and Recognition of Judgments) Regulations 2005(1), the grounds of jurisdiction under regulation 3 of those Regulations.”; and

(b)in sub-paragraph (c), after “Council Regulation” insert “or the Civil Partnership (Jurisdiction and Recognition of Judgments) Regulations 2005, as the case may be”.