Access to Justice Act 1999

122 (1) Section 5 of the M1 Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1982 (recognition and enforcement of maintenance orders) is amended as follows. U.K.

(2) F1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(3) In subsection (7) (requirement of payer to notify change of address to clerk of the court), for “clerk” substitute “ proper officer ”.

(4) After that subsection insert—

“(8) In subsection (7) “proper officer” means—

(a) in relation to a magistrates’ court in England and Wales, the justices’ chief executive for the court; and

(b) in relation to a magistrates’ court in Northern Ireland, the clerk of the court.”

Textual Amendments

F1 Sch. 13 para. 122(2) repealed (1.4.2005) by Courts Act 2003 (c. 39), ss. 109(3), 110, Sch. 10; S.I. 2005/910, art. 3(aa)(bb)

Marginal Citations

M1 1980 c.43.