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2.—(1) In relation to an authentic instrument or court settlement which is enforceable in the Maintenance Regulation State of origin, Schedule 1 applies, subject to the modifications in sub-paragraphs (2), (3) and (4), as if that authentic instrument or court settlement was a maintenance decision given by a court in that Maintenance Regulation State.
(2) Paragraphs 4(4) and 6(5) of Schedule 1 apply in relation to authentic instruments and court settlements as if, for the words “as if the decision had been originally made” there were substituted “as if it was a decision which had originally been made”.
(3) Paragraph 10 of Schedule 1 applies to authentic instruments as if—
(a)in sub-paragraph (1)(a), for the words “given by a court” there were substituted “drawn up by, registered by, authenticated by or concluded before a competent authority”;
(b)for sub-paragraph (1)(b) there were substituted—
“(b)an extract from an authentic instrument issued by a competent authority in a Maintenance Regulation State in accordance with Article 48 shall be evidence that that instrument is enforceable there.”;
(c)for sub-paragraph (2) there were substituted—
“(2) A document purporting to be a copy of an authentic instrument drawn up by, registered by, authenticated by or concluded before a competent authority in a Maintenance Regulation State is duly authenticated for the purposes of this paragraph if it purports to be certified to be a true copy of such an instrument by a person duly authorised in that State to do so.”
(4) Paragraph 10(1)(b) of Schedule 1 applies to court settlements as if, for the words “Article 20 or Article 28 (as the case may be)” there were substituted “Article 48”.
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