SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 11Transfer of jurisdiction to family court

Part 1Amendments of enactments

Maintenance Orders (Reciprocal Enforcement) Act 1972 (c. 18)

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In section 38 (obtaining evidence at request of court in convention country)—

(a)

in subsection (4) (application of provisions of Magistrates' Courts Act 1980) for the words from “Section” to “1980” substitute “Articles 118(1), (3) and (4), 119 and 120 of the Magistrates' Courts (Northern Ireland) Order 1981”,

(b)

in subsection (4) after “a magistrates' court” insert “ in Northern Ireland ”, and

(c)

omit subsection (6) (Northern Ireland: modifications).