C3Part I Jurisdiction
Jurisdiction of Scottish Courts
9 Contributions under Children and Young Persons (Scotland) Act 1937, and National Assistance Act 1948.
C1C21
A court in Scotland shall have jurisdiction in proceedings against a person residing in England or Northern Ireland—
a
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F2aa
for a contribution order under section 80 of the M1Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 (enforcement of duty to make contributions by parents in respect of their children while in the care of a local authority under Part II of that Act or under a supervision requirement);
b
F4c
for an order under section 18 of the Supplementary Benefits Act 1976 (which provides for the recovery of expenditure on supplementary benefits from persons liable for maintenance).
C1C22
A court in Scotland by which an order has been made under the said section ninety-one F11or the said section forty-three F3or the said section 80F7or the said section 18F8or the said section F9106 shall have jurisdiction in proceedings against a person residing in England or Northern Ireland for the revocation or variation of that order.
Pt. I (ss. 1-15) amended (1.1.1996) by 1995 c. 21, ss. 40(7), 316(2) (with s. 312(1))