4Short title, extent and commencement.
(1)This Act may be cited as the Affiliation Proceedings (Amendment) Act 1972.
(2)This Act shall not extend to Scotland or, except in so far as it amends section 30(3)(a) of the Maintenance Orders (Reciprocal Enforcement) Act 1972, to Northern Ireland.
(3)This Act shall come into force at the expiration of the period of three months beginning with the day on which it is passed.