Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968

81 Provisions as to decrees for aliment.S

(1). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F1

(2)[F2Where a decree for aliment of a maintainable child is in force], on the application of the local authority concerned, any court of summary jurisdiction having jurisdiction in the place where the [F3person liable under the decree] is for the time being residing may, at any time, order the payments under the decree . . . F4 to be paid to the local authority who are from time to time entitled under either of the last two foregoing sections to receive contributions in respect of the child.

(3). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F5 where an order made under this section in respect to a decree for aliment is in force any sums received under the decree for aliment shall be applied in like manner as if they were contributions received under a contribution order.

(4)(a)In this section the local authority concerned means the local authority which may make application for a contribution order in respect of a child under the last foregoing section;

(b)where the [F6person liable to pay aliment for a child under a decree] is resident in England or Wales or Northern Ireland, subsection (2) of this section shall have effect as if for the reference to a court of summary jurisdiction having jurisdiction in the place where [F6that person] is for the time being residing, there were substituted a reference to a court of summary jurisdiction having jurisdiction in any place within the area of the local authority concerned.