Crime and Courts Act 2013

Maintenance Orders Act 1958 (c. 39)

4 (1) Section 1 (application of Part 1) is amended as follows.

(2) In subsection (1) (purpose of Part 1) for the words from “to be registered” to the end substitute “to be registered in the family court and, subject to those provisions, while so registered to be enforced in like manner as an order made by the family court and to be varied by that court.”

(3) In subsection (2) (registered orders deemed to be made by court in which registered) for each of “England” and “the court in England in which it is so registered” substitute “the High Court”.

(4) In subsection (2A) (orders to which Part applies)—

(a) in paragraph (a) omit “or a county court or a magistrates’ court”, and

(b) in paragraph (b) for “England” substitute “the High Court”.

(5) In subsection (3) for the definition of “High Court order”, “county court order” and “magistrates’ court order” substitute—

• ““High Court order” means an order made by the High Court;”.

(6) Omit subsections (4) to (6) (registration in magistrates’ courts).