Rules may be made in accordance with Part 1 of Schedule 1 to the Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (process for making designated rules) about—
Rules about the composition of the family court may in particular—
Rules about the distribution of business of the family court may in particular—
In subsection (3)—
“judge” does not include a judge within section 31C(1)(a) to (i);
“specified” means specified in, or of a description specified in, rules under this section.
Rules under this section—
Family Procedure Rules are subject to rules under this section.
The Lord Chief Justice's power under paragraph 2(2)(b) of Schedule 1 to the Constitutional Reform Act 2005 to nominate a judicial office holder to make rules under this section includes power to nominate different judicial office holders to make rules under this section for different purposes.
Paragraph 5 of that Schedule (duty to make rules to achieve purpose specified by Lord Chancellor) does not apply in relation to rules under this section.
In this section “judicial office holder” has the meaning given by section 109(4) of that Act.
No proceedings in the family court are to be with a jury.