Citation, commencement and interpretation

1. This Order may be cited as the Family Proceedings Fees (Amendment) Order 1999 and shall come into force on 5th October 1999.

Transitional provision

2. A person who at any time on or after 5th October 1999 receives family credit or disability working allowance under Part VII of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992(3) in pursuance of a decision made before that date shall be entitled to exemption from court fees to the same extent as if this Order had not come into force.

Amendments to the Supreme Court Fees Order 1999

3. The following shall be substituted for article 4(2)(b) of the Family Proceedings Fees Order 1999(4):-

"(b)working families' tax credit, provided that the amount (if any) to be deducted under section 128(2)(b) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 has been determined at not more than £70 a week;

(bb)disabled person's tax credit, provided that the amount (if any) to be deducted under section 129(5)(b) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 has been determined at not more than £70 a week; and."

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order amends the Family Proceedings Fees Order 1999 so as to replace references to family credit and disability working allowance with references to working families' tax credit and disabled person's tax credit, following the changes made by the Tax Credits Act 1999. A recipient of one of these tax credits will be exempt from court fees provided that the amount to be deducted from the weekly maximum allowance does not exceed £70. Those in receipt of family credit or disability working allowance under a decision made before the coming into force of the Order will continue to be exempt from court fees.