Section 64 — Protection of Personal and Property Rights Act 1988: Applications may be joined, etc

64 Applications may be joined, etc (1) Applications under Parts 1 and 3 of this Act may be joined, and, subject to any rules of Court, it shall not be necessary to file separate applications. (2) A Court may hear and determine any proceedings before it under Part 1 of this Act in conjunction with any proceedings under Part 3 of this Act in any case where both proceedings are in respect of the same person, whether or not the parties to the proceedings are the same. (3) If it appears to a Court hearing an application under Part 1 of this Act that a property order should be made, either in addition to or instead of a personal order, or if it appears to a Court hearing an application under Part 3 of this Act that a personal order should be made, either in addition to or instead of a property order, the Court may make all such orders and give all such directions as may be necessary to facilitate the hearing of an application under Part 3 or (as the case may require) Part 1 of this Act. Subsection (1) was amended, as from 13 September 2002, by section 6 Family Courts Amendment Act 2000 (2000 No 65) by substituting the words “ rules of Court ” for the words “ rules of procedure made under this Act ” . See clause 2 Family Courts Amendment Act Commencement Order 2002 (SR 2002/254).