(1)Where a [F1custody order][F1Part I order] has been registered under section 27 of this Act, the court in which it is registered shall have the same powers for the purpose of enforcing the order as it would have if it had itself made the order and had jurisdiction to make it; and proceedings for or with respect to enforcement may be taken accordingly.
(2)Where an application has been made to any court for the enforcement of an order registered in that court under section 27 of this Act, the court may, at any time before the application is determined, give such interim directions as it thinks fit for the purpose of securing the welfare of the child concerned or of preventing changes in the circumstances relevant to the determination of the application.
(3)The references in subsection (1) above to a [F1custody order][F1Part I order] do not include references to any provision of the order as to the means by which rights conferred by the order are to be enforced.
Textual Amendments
F1Words “Part I order” substituted (prosp.) for “custody order” by Children Act 1989 (c. 41, SIF 20), s. 108, Sch. 13 para. 62(2)(a) (with Sch. 14 para. 1(1))