PART VIIENFORCEMENT OF ORDERS

Chapter 3.Registration and Enforcement of Custody Orders

Registration of Scottish and Northern Ireland orders7.9

On receipt of a certified copy of an order made in Scotland or Northern Ireland for registration, the prescribed officer shall—

a

record the order in the register by entering particulars of—

i

the name and address of the applicant and his interest under the order;

ii

the name and whereabouts or suspected whereabouts of the child, his date of birth, and the date on which he will attain the age of 16; and

iii

the terms of the order, its date and the court which made it;

b

file the certified copy and accompanying documents; and

c

give notice to the court which sent the certified copy and to the applicant for registration that the order has been registered.