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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 1920(1);
“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 Part 1 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; and
(c)the Lugano Convention.
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