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Part IE+W Description of Proceedings

1Proceedings in, or before any person to whom a case is referred in whole or in part by, any of the following courts, namely—

(a)the House of Lords in the exercise of its jurisdiction in relation to appeals from courts in England and Wales;

(b)the Court of Appeal;

(c)the High Court;

(d)any county court.

2The following proceedings in a magistrates’ court, namely— F1

(a). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(b)proceedings under section 43 of the M1National Assistance Act 1948, section 22 of the M2Maintenance Orders Act 1950, section 4 of the M3Maintenance Orders Act 1958, or section 18 of the M4Supplementary Benefits Act 1976;

(c)proceedings in relation to an application for leave of the court to remove a child from a person’s custody under section 27 or 28 of the M5Adoption Act 1976 or proceedings in which the making of an order under Part II or section 29 or 55 of the Adoption Act 1976 is opposed by any party to the proceedings;

(d)proceedings under Part I of the M6Maintenance Orders (Reciprocal Enforcement) Act 1972 relating to a maintenance order made by a court of a country outside the United Kingdom;

F1(e). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(f)proceedings for or in relation to an order under Part I of the M7Domestic Proceedings and Magistrates’ Courts Act 1978.

[F2(g)proceedings under the Children Act 1989.]

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3Proceedings in the Employment Appeal Tribunal.

4Proceedings in the Lands Tribunal.

5Proceedings before a Commons Commissioner appointed under section 17(1) of the M8Commons Registration Act 1965.

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6Proceedings in the Restrictive Practices Court under Part III of the M9Fair Trading Act 1973, and any proceedings in that court in consequence of an order made, or undertaking given to the court, under that Part of that Act.

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