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Changes over time for: Cross Heading: The Maintenance Orders (Reciprocal Enforcement) Act 1972 (c.18)

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  • s. 4(2)(aba) (abb) inserted by 2007 asp 5 s. 75(2)
  • s. 4(2)(aba) word substituted by S.S.I. 2011/235 art. 5(2)(a) (This amendment comes into force immediately after the commencement of the Legal Profession and Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 2007 (asp 5), s. 75, see art. 2(2). That provision is still prospective.)
  • s. 4(2)(abb) word substituted by S.S.I. 2011/235 art. 5(2)(b) (This amendment comes into force immediately after the commencement of the Legal Profession and Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 2007 (asp 5), s. 75, see art. 2(2). That provision is still prospective.)
  • s. 4(2)(ba) inserted by 2007 asp 5 s. 70(1)
  • s. 4(3)(ca) (cb) inserted by 2007 asp 5 s. 75(3)
  • s. 9A 9B inserted by 2013 asp 3 s. 18(2)
  • s. 10(1A) (1B) inserted by 2007 asp 5 s. 69(3)
  • s. 12C and cross-heading inserted by 2007 asp 5 s. 70(2)
  • s. 17(2C)-(2I) inserted by 2007 asp 5 s. 75(4)
  • s. 17(2DA)(2DB) s. 17(2C)(2D) renumbered as s. 17(2DA)(2DB) by S.S.I. 2011/235 art. 5(3) (This amendment comes into force immediately after the commencement of the Legal Profession and Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 2007 (asp 5), s. 75, see art. 2(2). That provision is still prospective.)
  • s. 25AA(5)-(9) inserted by 2013 asp 3 s. 21
  • s. 25AC 25AD inserted by 2013 asp 3 s. 20

The Maintenance Orders (Reciprocal Enforcement) Act 1972 (c.18)S

1(1)In section 31(1) of the Maintenance Orders (Reciprocal Enforcement) Act 1972 for the words from “secretary” where it first occurs to “taking” there shall be substituted the words:—S

“Secretary of the Law Society of Scotland who shall send the application and any accompanying documents to a solicitor practising in the sheriff court within the jurisdiction of which that other person resides or to such other solicitor practising in Scotland as appears to the Secretary to be appropriate, for the purposes of enabling the solicitor to take”.

(2)In section 32 of that Act—

(a)after subsection (7) there shall be inserted the following subsections—

“(7A)The Secretary of State on receiving notice under subsection (6) above shall send a copy of the registered order and of the related documents to the Secretary of the Law Society of Scotland who shall send the copy of the order and of the related documents to a solicitor practising in the registering court or to such other solicitor practising in Scotland as appears to the Secretary to be appropriate for the purpose of enabling the solicitor to take, on behalf of the person entitled to the payments for which the order provides, such steps as appear to the solicitor appropriate to enforce the order.

(7B)Where an order is registered in the sheriff court by virtue of subsection (3) above, any provision of the order by virtue of which the payments for which the order provides are required to be made through or to any officer or person on behalf of the person entitled thereto shall be of no effect so long as the order is so registered.”;

(b)subsection (9)(e) of that section shall be omitted.

(3)In section 34(5) of that Act, for paragraph (b) there shall be substituted the following paragraph—

“(b)for subsection (3) there shall be substituted the following subsection—

(3)Where the Secretary of State receives from the appropriate authority in a convention country an application by a person in that country for the variation of a registered order, he shall, if the registering court is a sheriff court, send the application, together with any documents accompanying it, to the Secretary of the Law Society of Scotland who shall send the application and any accompanying documents to a solicitor practising in the registering court or to such other solicitor practising in Scotland as appears to the Secretary to be appropriate, for the purpose of enabling the solicitor to take on behalf of the applicant such steps as appear to the solicitor appropriate in respect of the application.’.”.

2(1)Section 43A of that Act shall be amended as follows.S

(2)In subsection (1) for the words “section 2(1) and (6)(c), 3 and 4 of the Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 1967” there shall be substituted the words “sections 15 and 17 of the Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 1986”.

(3)In subsection (2) for the words “sections 2(1) and (6)(c), 3 and 4 of the said Act of 1967”, there shall be substituted the words “sections 15 and 17 of the said Act of 1986”.

(4)In subsection (3) for the words from “legal advice” to “said Act of 1972)”, where they second occur, there shall be substituted the words “advice and assistance under the said Act of 1986, shall, notwithstanding any financial conditions or requirements to make contributions imposed by sections 8 and 11 of that Act,”.

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