- Latest available (Revised)
- Original (As made)
This is the original version (as it was originally made). This item of legislation is currently only available in its original format.
5.1 In this Chapter, unless the context otherwise requires–
“the 1950 Act” means the Maintenance Orders Act 1950(1);
“the 1958 Act” means the Maintenance Orders Act 1958(2);
“the 1972 Act” means the Maintenance Orders (Reciprocal Enforcement) Act 1972(3);
“the 1982 Act” means the Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1982(4);
“clerk of court” means the clerk to the magistrates' court in England or Northern Ireland and, in relation to a county court in England or Northern Ireland, means the registrar of that court;
“clerk of the magistrates' court” means the clerk to the magistrates' court in England or Northern Ireland as the case may be;
“Court in a Hague Convention Country” includes any judicial or administrative authority in a Hague Convention Country;
“Hague Convention” means the convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Decisions relating to maintenance obligations concluded at the Hague on 2nd October 1973;
“Hague Convention Country” means a country or territory specified in Schedule 1 to the Reciprocal Enforcement of Maintenance Orders (Hague Convention Countries) Order 1993(5), being a country or territory (other than the United Kingdom) in which the Hague Convention is in force;
“order” includes decree;
“reciprocating country” has the meaning assigned to it by section 1 of the 1972 Act; and
“the Registrar”, in relation to the High Court in England, means the Senior Registrar of the principal Registry of the Family Division of the High Court in England.
Latest Available (revised):The latest available updated version of the legislation incorporating changes made by subsequent legislation and applied by our editorial team. Changes we have not yet applied to the text, can be found in the ‘Changes to Legislation’ area.
Original (As Enacted or Made): The original version of the legislation as it stood when it was enacted or made. No changes have been applied to the text.
Access essential accompanying documents and information for this legislation item from this tab. Dependent on the legislation item being viewed this may include: