The Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments (Maintenance) and International Recovery of Maintenance (Hague Convention 2007 etc) (Amendment) Order 2015

• Citation: S.I. 2015/1489
• Sections: 5

Section 1 Citation, extent and commencement

(1) This Order may be cited as the Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments (Maintenance) and International Recovery of Maintenance (Hague Convention 2007 etc) (Amendment) Order 2015.

(2) An amendment made by this Order has the same extent as the enactment amended.

(3) This Order comes into force on 31st July 2015.

Section 2 Interpretation

In this Order—

“the 2011 Regulations ” means the Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments (Maintenance) Regulations 2011 ; and

“the 2012 Regulations ” means the International Recovery of Maintenance (Hague Convention 2007 etc) Regulations 2012 .

Section 3 Amendment of Schedule 1 to the 2011 Regulations

In paragraph 11 of Schedule 1 to the 2011 Regulations (establishment and modification of maintenance under the Maintenance Regulation ) —

(a) in sub-paragraph (2) for “Designated Family Judge area” substitute “Maintenance Enforcement Business Centre for the area”;

(b) in sub-paragraph (7)—

(i) for “reside in the Designated Family Judge area” substitute “reside in the area covered by the Maintenance Enforcement Business Centre”; and

(ii) in paragraph (a)—

(aa) for “another Designated Family Judge area” substitute “the area covered by another Maintenance Enforcement Business Centre”; and

(bb) after “family court in” insert “the Maintenance Enforcement Business Centre for”; and

(c) in sub-paragraph (10)—

(i) omit paragraph (d);

(ii) after paragraph (e) insert—

(ea) in sub-paragraph (2), for “the Maintenance Enforcement Business Centre for the area” there were substituted “the petty sessions district”;

(iii) in paragraph (g) omit “and”; and

(iv) after paragraph (g) insert—

(ga) in sub-paragraph (7)—

(i) for “the area covered by the Maintenance Enforcement Business Centre” there were substituted “the petty sessions district”; and

(ii) in paragraph (a)—

(aa) for “the area covered by another Maintenance Enforcement Business Centre” there were substituted “another petty sessions district”; and

(bb) “in the Maintenance Enforcement Business Centre for” were omitted; and

Section 4 Amendment of Schedule 1 to the 2012 Regulations

In paragraph 7 of Schedule 1 to the 2012 Regulations (applications for establishment or modification of maintenance in England and Wales)—

(a) in sub-paragraph (1) for “the Designated Family Judge area” substitute “the Maintenance Enforcement Business Centre for the area”; and

(b) in sub-paragraph (6)—

(i) for “reside in the Designated Family Judge area” substitute “reside in the area covered by the Maintenance Enforcement Business Centre”; and

(ii) in paragraph (a)—

(aa) for “another Designated Family Judge area” substitute “the area covered by another Maintenance Enforcement Business Centre”; and

(bb) after “family court in” insert “the Maintenance Enforcement Business Centre for”.

Section 5 Amendment of Schedule 2 to the 2012 Regulations

In paragraph 2 of Schedule 2 to the 2012 Regulations (interpretation), in the definition of “the creditor” for “where there is in force an order that the sum or sums of maintenance be paid to the designated officer of a magistrates’ court, that officer.” substitute “an officer of the family court, where the sum or sums of maintenance must be paid to the family court;”.