SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 10Minor and consequential amendments

Family Law Act 1996 (c. 27)

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1

Section 42 of that Act (non-molestation orders) is amended as follows.

2

After subsection (4) insert—

4A

A court considering whether to make an occupation order shall also consider whether to exercise the power conferred by subsection (2)(b).

4B

In this Part “the applicant”, in relation to a non-molestation order, includes (where the context permits) the person for whose benefit such an order would be or is made in exercise of the power conferred by subsection (2)(b).

3

In subsection (5)(a) omit the words from “or” to “made”.