The Family Procedure Rules 2010

Scope and interpretation of this Part U.K.

34.1.—(1) This Part contains rules about the reciprocal enforcement of maintenance orders.

(2) In this Part—

• “the 1920 Act” means the Maintenance Orders (Facilities for Enforcement) Act 1920F1 ;

• “the 1972 Act” means the Maintenance Orders (Reciprocal Enforcement) Act 1972;

• “the 1982 Act” means the Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1982;

• “the 1988 Convention” means the Convention on jurisdiction and the enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters done at Lugano on 16th September 1988;

• “the Judgments Regulation” means Council Regulation (EC) No. 44/2001 of 22nd December 2000 on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters; and

• “the Lugano Convention” means the Convention on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters, between the European Community and the Republic of Iceland, the Kingdom of Norway, the Swiss Confederation and the Kingdom of Denmark signed on behalf of the European Community on 30th October 2007.

(3) Chapter 1 of this Part relates to the enforcement of maintenance orders in accordance with the 1920 Act.

(4) Chapter 2 of this Part relates to the enforcement of maintenance orders in accordance with [F2 Parts 1 and 2] of the 1972 Act.

(5) Chapter 3 of this Part relates to the enforcement of maintenance orders in accordance with—

(a) the 1982 Act;

(b) the Judgments Regulation; F3 ...

(c) the Lugano Convention [F4 ; F5 ...]

[F6 (d) the Maintenance Regulation [F7 ; and]

(e) the 2007 Hague Convention.]

Textual Amendments

F1 1920 c.33.

F2 Words in rule 34.1(4) substituted (22.4.2014) by The Family Procedure (Amendment No.3) Rules 2013 (S.I. 2013/3204), rules 1, 105 (with rule 137); S.I. 2014/954, art. 2

F3 Word in rule 34.1(5)(b) omitted (18.6.2011) by virtue of The Family Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2011 (S.I. 2011/1328), rules 1, 17(a)

F4 Word in rule 34.1(5)(c) substituted (18.6.2011) by The Family Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2011 (S.I. 2011/1328), rules 1, 17(b)

F5 Word in rule 34.1(5)(c) omitted (20.12.2012) by virtue of The Family Procedure (Amendment No. 4) Rules 2012 (S.I. 2012/2806), rules 1, 18(a)

F6 Rule 34.1(5)(d) inserted (18.6.2011) by The Family Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2011 (S.I. 2011/1328), rules 1, 17(c)

F7 Rule 34.1(5)(e) and word substituted for full stop (20.12.2012) by The Family Procedure (Amendment No. 4) Rules 2012 (S.I. 2012/2806), rules 1, 18(b)