Family Law Reform Act 1987 (c. 42)

SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 2 U.K. MINOR AND CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS

The Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980 (c.43) E+W

80 E+W In section 58(2)(a) of the Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980, for the words “an affiliation order or order enforceable as an affiliation order” there shall be substituted the words “ a magistrates’ court maintenance order ”.

81 E+W In section 64 of that Act, for subsection (4) there shall be substituted the following subsection—

“(4) Any costs awarded on a complaint for a maintenance order, or for the enforcement, variation, revocation, discharge or revival of such an order, against the person liable to make payments under the order shall be enforceable as a sum ordered to be paid by a magistrates’ court maintenance order.”

82 E+W In section 65(1) of that Act, after paragraph (1) there shall be inserted the following paragraph—

“(m) section 4 or 15 of the Family Law Reform Act 1987;”.

83 E+W In section 80(1) of that Act, for the words “an affiliation order or an order enforceable as an affiliation order” there shall be substituted the words “ a magistrates’ court maintenance order ”.

84 E+W In section 93(1) of that Act, for the words “an affiliation order or order enforceable as an affiliation order” there shall be substituted the words “ a magistrates’ court maintenance order ”.

85 E+W In section 94 of that Act, for the words “an affiliation order or order enforceable as an affiliation order” there shall be substituted the words “ a magistrates’ court maintenance order ”.

86 E+W In section 95 of that Act, for the words “an affiliation order or an order enforceable as an affiliation order” there shall be substituted the words “ a magistrates’ court maintenance order ”.

87 E+W In section 100 of that Act, for paragraph (b) there shall be substituted the following paragraph—

“(b) on any application made by or against that person for the making of a magistrates’ court maintenance order, or for the variation, revocation, discharge or revival of such an order”.

88 E+W In section 150(1) of that Act—

(a) the definition of “affiliation order” shall cease to have effect;

(b) after the definition of “London Commission area” there shall be inserted the following definitions—

““magistrates’ court maintenance order” means a maintenance order enforceable by a magistrates’ court;

“maintenance order” means any order specified in Schedule 8 to the Administration of Justice Act 1970 and includes such an order which has been discharged, if any arrears are recoverable thereunder;”