SCHEDULE 8Minor and consequential amendments
Maintenance Orders (Reciprocal Enforcement) Act 1972 (c. 18)
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F1152
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F1153
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In section 17(4) (proceedings in magistrates' courts)—
F2(a)
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(b)
after “Northern Ireland,” insert “
acting for the same
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(1)
Amend section 18 (provision that may be made by magistrates' courts rules) as follows.
(2)
In subsection (1)—
F3(a)
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(b)
in paragraph (a), for “for a particular petty sessions area” substitute “
in a particular local justice area
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, and for “for such other petty sessions area” substitute “
in such other local justice area
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(3)
In subsection (1A), for “rules made under section 144 of the Magistrates' Courts Act 1980” substitute “
rules of court
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In section 21(1) (interpretation of Part 1), in the definition of “prescribed”, omit—
(a)
“in England and Wales or”,
(b)
“by rules made under section 144 of the Magistrates' Courts Act 1980 or”, and
(c)
“as the case may be,”.
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158
In section 26(6) (application for recovery of maintenance in convention country)—
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(b)
in paragraph (b), after “district” insert “
in which the applicant is residing
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F6160
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F6161
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F6162
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F6163
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“construed—
(a)
in relation to a magistrates' court in England and Wales as a reference to the local justice area in which the court acts, and
(b)
in relation to a magistrates' court in Northern Ireland as a reference to the petty sessions district for which the court acts.”