Maintenance Orders (Facilities for Enforcement) Act 1920

1. Introductory Text

2. 1. Enforcement in England and Ireland of maintenance orders made in His Majesty’s dominions outside the United Kingdom.

3. 2. Transmission of maintenance orders made in England or Ireland.

4. 3. Power to make provisional orders of maintenance against persons resident in His Majesty’s dominions outside the United Kingdom.

5. 4. Power of court of summary jurisdiction to confirm maintenance order made out of the United Kingdom.

6. 4A. Variation and revocation of maintenance orders.

7. 5. Power of Secretary of State to make regulations for facilitating communications between courts.

8. 6. Mode of enforcing orders.

9. 7. Application of Summary Jurisdiction Acts.

10. 8. Proof of documents signed by officers of court.

11. 9. Depositions to be evidence.

12. 10. Interpretation.

13. 11. Application to Ireland.

14. 12. Extent of Act.

15. 13. Short title.