The Reciprocal Enforcement of Maintenance Orders (Designation of Reciprocating Countries) Order 2008

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

Article 3 of this Order designates Jersey (as defined in article 2) as a reciprocating country for the purposes of Part I of the Maintenance Orders (Reciprocal Enforcement) Act 1972 as it applies in the United Kingdom.

Article 4 of this Order contains transitional provisions for England and Wales and Northern Ireland in respect of maintenance orders and proceedings to which the Maintenance Orders (Facilities for Enforcement) Act 1920 applied before the coming into operation of this Order.