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Rh :(a) by deleting the definition of “court” in section 2(1) and substituting the following definition:
 * “ “court” means the High Court or a Family Court;”; and
 * (b) by repealing section 14 and substituting the following section:
 * “Family Justice Rules
 * 14.—(1) The Family Justice Rules Committee constituted under section 46(1) of the Family Justice Act 2014 may make Family Justice Rules—
 * (a) to regulate and prescribe the procedure and practice in respect of proceedings under this Act;
 * (b) to provide for the transmission of any order of court with respect to the parenthood of a child to the Registrar-General of Births and Deaths under the Registration of Births and Deaths Act (Cap. 267); and
 * (c) to provide for the costs and fees of such proceedings, and for regulating any matter relating to the costs of such proceedings.
 * (2) The Family Justice Rules may, instead of providing for any matter, refer to any provision made or to be made about that matter by practice directions issued for the time being by the registrar of the Family Justice Courts.”.

Consequential and related amendments to Supreme Court of Judicature Act

74. The Supreme Court of Judicature Act (Cap. 322, 2007 Ed.) is amended—
 * (a) by inserting, immediately after the definition of “court” in section 2, the following definitions: