Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1982

[F1 Maintenance Orders Act 1950 (c.37) U.K.

Textual Amendments

F1 Sch. 1 substituted (1.1.2001) by The Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1982 (Amendment) Order 2000 (S.I. 2000/1824), arts. 1, 8(1), Sch. 1

1 (1) The Maintenance Orders Act 1950 is amended as follows. U.K.

(2) In section 18 (enforcement of registered orders), after subsection (3A) insert—

“(3B) Notwthstanding subsection (1) above, no court in Northern Ireland in which a maintenance order is registered under this Part of this Act shall enforce that order to the extent that it is for the time being registered in another court in Northern Ireland under section 36 of the Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1982.”.

(3) In section 21(2) (evidence admissible before court where order registered)—

(a) in paragraph (a) after “1958” insert “ or under section 36 of the Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1982 ” ;

(b) after “that Act” (twice) insert “ of 1958 ”;

(c) after paragraph (b) insert—

“(c) registered in a court in Northern Ireland under section 36 of the Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1982”.

(4) In section 24(3) (notice of cancellation of order to be given to other courts interested), after “Part I of the Maintenance Orders Act 1958” insert “ or section 36 of the Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1982 ”.]