PART 31REGISTRATION OF ORDERS UNDER ... THE HAGUE CONVENTION 1996

Enforcement of judgments registered under rule 31.1131.17.

(1)

F1Subject to paragraph (1A), the court will not enforce a judgment registered under rule 31.11 until after —

(a)

the expiration of any applicable period under rules 31.15 or 31.16; or

(b)

if that period has been extended by the court, the expiration of the period so extended.

F2(1A)

The court may enforce a judgment registered under rule 31.11 before the expiration of a period referred to in paragraph (1) where urgent enforcement of the judgment is necessary to secure the welfare of the child to whom the judgment relates.

(2)

A party applying to the court for the enforcement of a registered judgment must produce to the court a certificate of service of —

(a)

the notice of registration of the judgment; and

(b)

any order made by the court in relation to the judgment.

(Service out of the jurisdiction F3... is dealt with in chapter 4 of Part 6 and in Practice Direction 6B.)