The Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments (Maintenance) Regulations 2011

26.—(1) Despite paragraph 25(2), the countries listed in that paragraph are to continue to be Hague Convention countries for the purposes of Part 1 of the Act, as modified by Schedule 2 to the Hague Convention Countries Order, in relation to— U.K.

(a) proceedings for the establishment of a maintenance order under section 3 of the Act which are continuing on 18th June 2011 pursuant to an application made before that date, save that where a maintenance order is made in those proceedings on or after that date recognition and enforcement of that order may not be sought pursuant to section 3(6D) and (6E);

(b) proceedings under section 5 of the Act for the variation or revocation of a maintenance order to which that section applies where those proceedings are continuing on 18th June 2011 pursuant to an application made before that date, save that where an order is made in those proceedings on or after that date, section 5(8) does not apply;

(c) proceedings under section 6 of the Act for registration of a maintenance order which are continuing on 18th of June 2011 where the certified copy of the order has been received by the Lord Chancellor or the Secretary of State before that date;

(d) enforcement or variation of a registered order pursuant to section 8 or 9 of the Act;

(e) the cancellation of the registration, or the transfer, of a registered order pursuant to section 10 of the Act;

(f) steps taken by the Lord Chancellor or the Secretary of State pursuant to section 11 of the Act in relation to a registered order.

(2) In this paragraph—

(a) “the Act” means the Maintenance Orders (Reciprocal Enforcement) Act 1972, and references to particular provisions of the Act are to those provisions as modified by Schedule 2 to the Hague Convention Countries Order;

(b) “the Hague Convention Countries Order” means the Reciprocal Enforcement of Maintenance Orders (Hague Convention Countries) Order 1993;

(c) “registered order” has the meaning given in section 21(1) of the Act.