Courts Act 2003

Yn ddilys o 01/04/2005

Maintenance Orders (Facilities for Enforcement) Act 1920 (c. 33)U.K.

68U.K.In section 3(4) (return of order to original court for further evidence to be taken), omit “appointed for the same commission area”.

69(1)Amend section 4 (power of court of summary jurisdiction to confirm maintenance orders made in certain Commonwealth countries) as follows.U.K.

(2)In subsection (5B), for “a justices' chief executive” (in both places) substitute “ the designated officer for the court or for any other magistrates' court ”.

(3)In subsection (6A)—

(a)in paragraph (b), in the paragraph to be regarded as substituted for subsection (4)(b) of section 60 of the 1980 Act, for “a justices' chief executive” substitute “ the designated officer for the court or for any other magistrates' court ”, and

(b)in paragraph (c), in the words to be regarded as replaced in section 60(5) of the 1980 Act, for “justices' chief executive for the court”” substitute “ designated officer for the court ””.

(4)Nothing in this paragraph is to be read as amending section 4 as modified in relation to Northern Ireland by section 11.

70(1)In section 7(2) (power to make rules about proceedings under the Act), for the words from “Without prejudice” to “such rules” substitute “ For the purpose of giving effect to this Act rules of court ”.U.K.

(2)Sub-paragraph (1) does not extend to Northern Ireland.