Family Law Reform Act 1987

The Magistrates' Courts Act 1980 (c.43)

80 In section 58(2)(a) of the Magistrates' Courts Act 1980, for the words "an affiliation order or order enforceable as an affiliation order" there shall be substituted the words "a magistrates' court maintenance order".

81 In section 64 of that Act, for subsection (4) there shall be substituted the following subsection—

“(4) Any costs awarded on a complaint for a maintenance order, or for the enforcement, variation, revocation, discharge or revival of such an order, against the person liable to make payments under the order shall be enforceable as a sum ordered to be paid by a magistrates' court maintenance order.”

82 In section 65(1) of that Act, after paragraph (1) there shall be inserted the following paragraph—

“(m) section 4 or 15 of the Family Law Reform Act 1987;”.

83 In section 80(1) of that Act, for the words "an affiliation order or an order enforceable as an affiliation order" there shall be substituted the words "a magistrates' court maintenance order".

84 In section 93(1) of that Act, for the words "an affiliation order or order enforceable as an affiliation order" there shall be substituted the words "a magistrates' court maintenance order".

85 In section 94 of that Act, for the words "an affiliation order or order enforceable as an affiliation order" there shall be substituted the words "a magistrates' court maintenance order".

86 In section 95 of that Act, for the words "an affiliation order or an order enforceable as an affiliation order" there shall be substituted the words "a magistrates' court maintenance order".

87 In section 100 of that Act, for paragraph (b) there shall be substituted the following paragraph—

“(b) on any application made by or against that person for the making of a magistrates' court maintenance order, or for the variation, revocation, discharge or revival of such an order”.

88 In section 150(1) of that Act—

(a) the definition of "affiliation order" shall cease to have effect;

(b) after the definition of "London Commission area" there shall be inserted the following definitions—

• “'magistrates' court maintenance order' means a maintenance order enforceable by a magistrates' court;

• 'maintenance order' means any order specified in Schedule 8 to the [1970 c. 31.] Administration of Justice Act 1970 and includes such an order which has been discharged, if any arrears are recoverable thereunder;”.