Section Sch2-16 — District Court Act 2016: Application of District Court Act 2016
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16 Application of District Court Act 2016 (1) Subject to subsections (2) to (4), the District Court Act 2016 applies, with any necessary modifications, to the Family Court and Family Court Judges in the same manner and to the same extent as it applies to the District Court and District Court Judges. (2) Where any of the provisions of this Act conflict with any of the provisions of the District Court Act 2016, the provisions of this Act prevail. (3) Nothing in sections 24 and 72 of the District Court Act 2016 applies in respect of Family Court Judges or the business of the Family Court. (4) Nothing in sections 125 to 130 of the District Court Act 2016 applies to the Family Court, Family Court Judges, or the business of the Family Court, except to the extent that an enactment other than that Act provides.
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