HL Deb 28 May 1970 vol 310 c1200

[No. 46.] Schedule 2, page 30, line 36, leave out from beginning to "and" in line 39 and insert: (6) for subsection (3) there shall be substituted the following subsection:— '(3) A divorce county court shall not by virtue of this section have jurisdiction to exercise any power under—

  1. (a) section 26 or 27 of the Matrimonial Causes Act 1965; or
  2. (b) section 10, 11, 15 or (Orders for repayment in certain cases of sums paid after cessation of order by reason of remarriage) of the Matrimonial Proceedings and Property Act 1970 or paragraph 5 of Schedule 1 thereto;
but without prejudice to the exercise by virtue of section 7 of the Family Provision Act 1966 of any power exercisable by a county court under the said section 26 or 27 or to the exercise by virtue of any such provision of the said Act of 1970 as is mentioned in paragraph (b) of this subsection of any power exercisable by a county court under that provision;'.

THE LORD CHANCELLOR

My Lords, I beg to move that this House doth agree with the Commons in their Amendment No. 46. This Amendment is consequential on the inclusion in the Bill of the new provisions giving further jurisdiction to the county courts.

Moved, That this House doth agree with the Commons in the said Amendment.—(The Lord Chancellor.)

On Question, Motion agreed to.