Section 36 (alterations of maintenance agreements after death of one party) is amended as follows.

In subsection (1) (application for alteration may be made to High Court or county court) omit the words from “High” to “county”.

In subsection (2) (court's permission needed to make late application) omit the words from “High” to “county”.

Omit subsections (3) and (7) (powers of county court to deal with applications for alterations).

In subsections (4) and (5) for “a court” substitute “ the court ”.