The Magistrates' Courts (Reciprocal Enforcement of Maintenance Orders) (Amendment) Rules 1975

• Citation: S.I. 1975/2236
• Sections: 6

Section 1

These Rules may be cited as the Magistrates' Courts (Reciprocal Enforcement of Maintenance Orders) (Amendment) Rules 1975 and shall come into operation on 28th January 1976.

Section 2

(1) In these Rules—

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

“ the principal Rules ” means the Magistrates' Courts (Reciprocal Enforcement of Maintenance Orders) Rules 1974 .

(2) The Interpretation Act 1889 shall apply to the interpretation of these Rules as it applies to the interpretation of an Act of Parliament.

Section 3

Rule 13 of the principal Rules shall be amended as follows:—

(a) rule 13(2) shall be renumbered rule 14(1);

(b) in rule 13(3) the words “and to the payer under the order” shall be omitted.

Section 4

After rule 14(1) of the principal Rules (formerly rule 13(2)) there shall be inserted the following paragraph:—

(2) Where a justices' clerk registers a maintenance order under section 6(3), 7(5), 9(10), 10(4), 10(5) or 23(3) of the Act, he shall send to the payer under the order written notice stating—

(a) that the order has been duly registered;

(b) that sums due under the order should be paid to the justices' clerk; and

(c) the hours during which and the place at which such payments should be made.

Section 5

Schedule 1 to the principal Rules shall be amended by inserting immediately after the word “Ontario” the following countries and territories:—

Ghana

India

Kenya

New Brunswick

Northwest Territories of Canada

The Republic of South Africa

Section 6

Schedule 2 to the principal Rules shall be amended by inserting immediately after the word “Gibraltar” the following countries and territories:—

Barbados

Bermuda

Ghana

Kenya