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Courts Act 2003, Paragraph 210 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 03 March 2025. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.
210(1)Amend section 59B(5) (interpretation of provisions relating to penalty for failing to comply with maintenance order) as follows.U.K.
(2)For the definition of “the relevant court” substitute—
““the relevant court”, in relation to an order, means—
(a)in a case where payments under the order are required to be made to or through the designated officer for a magistrates' court, that magistrates' court;
(b)in a case where such payments are required to be made by any method of payment falling within section 59(6) and the order was made by a magistrates' court, that magistrates' court; and
(c)in a case where such payments are required to be made by any method of payment falling within section 59(6) and the order was not made by a magistrates' court, the magistrates' court in which the order is registered;”.
(3)In the definition of “relevant justice”, for “for the petty sessions area for” substitute “ acting in the local justice area in ”.
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