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Section 63G: Variation of orders and their discharge

Family Law Act 1996 · 1996 c. 27View on legislation.gov.uk

Part 4A: Forced marriage

The court may vary or discharge a forced marriage protection order on an application by—

any party to the proceedings for the order;
the person being protected by the order (if not a party to the proceedings for the order); or
any person affected by the order.

In addition, the court may vary or discharge a forced marriage protection order made by virtue of section 63C(1)(b) even though no application under subsection (1) above has been made to the court.

Section 63D applies to a variation of a forced marriage protection order as it applies to the making of such an order.

Section 63E applies to proceedings for a variation of a forced marriage protection order as it applies to proceedings for the making of such an order.

Accordingly, references in sections 63D and 63E to making a forced marriage protection order are to be read for the purposes of subsections (3) and (4) above as references to varying such an order.

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