2.—(1) The provisions of Part I of the Maintenance Orders (Reciprocal Enforcement) Act 1972(1) (in this Order referred to as “the Act”) shall apply in relation to the Republic of Ireland as they apply in relation to a reciprocating country, subject to the exceptions, adaptations and modifications set out in Schedule 1 to this Order.

(2) Accordingly, Part I of the Act shall, in relation to—

(a) maintenance orders made by courts in the United Kingdom against persons in the Republic of Ireland, and

(b) maintenance orders made by courts in the Republic of Ireland against persons in the United Kingdom,

have effect as set out in Schedule 2 to this Order.

(1)

As amended by the Affiliation Proceedings (Amendment) Act 1972 (c. 49), section 3; by the Domestic Proceedings and Magistrates' Courts Act 1978 (c. 22), sections 54 and 55 and Schedules 2 and 3; by the Magistrates' Courts Act 1980 (c. 43), Schedule 7; by S.I. 1981/1675 (N.I.26); by the Criminal Justice Act 1982 (c. 48), section 46; by the Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1982 (c. 27), Schedules 11 and 12; by the Family Law Reform Act 1987 (c. 42), Schedules 2 and 4; by the Maintenance Enforcement Act 1991 (c. 17), Schedule 1; by S.I. 1992/709; and by the Maintenance Orders (Reciprocal Enforcement) Act 1992 (c. 56), Schedule 1. There are further amendments to the Act which are not relevant to this Order.