SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 11Transfer of jurisdiction to family court

Part 1Amendments of enactments

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

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In section 34 (variation and revocation of orders)—

a

in subsection (1) (powers of registering court etc) omit “subsection (3A) below and”,

b

in subsection (3) (officer to whom application to be sent) for the words from “shall” to the end substitute

shall—

a

if the registering court is the family court, send the application together with any documents accompanying it to that court;

b

if the registering court is a magistrates' court in Northern Ireland, send the application together with any documents accompanying it to the clerk of that court.

c

omit subsection (3A) (modification of section 60 of Magistrates' Courts Act 1980 in relation to registered orders).