Part III U.K. Amendments of other Enactments relating to Domestic Proceedings

Amendments of Maintenance Orders (Reciprocal Enforcement) Act 1972 U.K.

56 Magistrates’ courts having jurisdiction to hear applications for affiliation orders under s. 27 of Maintenance Orders (Reciprocal Enforcement) Act 1972. X1 E+W

In section 27(2) of the M1 Maintenance Orders (Reciprocal Enforcement) Act 1972 (which relates to the jurisdiction of a magistrates’ court to hear an application by a person in a convention country for an affiliation order) after the words “magistrates’ court ” there shall be inserted the words “appointed for the commission area (within the meaning of section I of the M2 Administration of Justice Act 1973) or ” and the words “petty sessions area or ” shall be omitted.

Editorial Information

X1 The text of ss. 54-74 is in the form in which it was originally enacted: it was not reproduced in Statutes in Force and, except as specified, does not reflect any amendments or repeals which may have been made prior to 1.2.1991

Marginal Citations

M1 1972 c. 18.

M2 1973 c. 15.