The Magistrates' Courts (Maintenance Enforcement Act 1991) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Rules 1992

The Maintenance Orders (Facilities for Enforcement) Rules 1922

2.  After rule 5 of those Rules, there shall be inserted the following rule:

“5A.— (1) This rule applies in respect of an order which is being or has been registered by a Court of Summary Jurisdiction under section 1 of the Act or in respect of a Provisional Order which is being or has been confirmed by a Court of Summary Jurisdiction under section 4 of the Act.

(2) Where, in the exercise of the duty imposed under rule 5 above, or in the exercise of the powers conferred by virtue of section 4(5A) or (6A) or section 6of the Act, a Court of Summary Jurisdiction orders that payments under the order are to be made by a particular means, the clerk of the court shall record on the copy of the order the means of payment which the court has ordered and notify in writing, as soon as practicable, the person liable to make payments under the order of how payments are to be made.

(3) Where, in the exercise of any of the aforesaid powers, the court orders payment to the clerk of the court, or to the clerk of any other magistrates' court, by a method of payment falling within section 59(6) of the Magistrates' Courts Act 1980 (standing order, etc.), the clerk of the court to whom payments are to be made shall notify the person liable to make the payments under the order of the number and location of the account into which the payments should be made.

(4) Where, under section 60(4) of the Magistrates' Courts Act 1980, as modified by section 4(6A) of the Act, the clerk of the court receives an application from an interested party for the method of payment to be varied, the clerk shall notify in writing, as soon as practicable, that party and, where practicable, any other interested party, of the result of the application, including any decision to refer the matter to the court; where the clerk grants the application, he shall record the variation on the copy of the order.”.