22(1)Section 22 (discharge and variation of maintenance orders registered in summary or sheriff courts) is amended as follows.U.K.
(2)In subsection (1) (variation of maintenance order) for “a court of summary jurisdiction or” substitute “ the family court, a court of summary jurisdiction in Northern Ireland or a ”.
(3)For subsections (1A) to (1E) (powers of magistrates' courts in England and Wales to vary registered orders) substitute—
“(1A)The family court may exercise the same powers in relation to an order registered in the family court under this Part of this Act as are exercisable by the family court under section 1 of the Maintenance Enforcement Act 1991 in relation to a qualifying periodical maintenance order (within the meaning of that section) which has been made by the family court, including the power under subsection (7) of that section to revoke, suspend, revive or vary any means of payment order (within the meaning of that subsection) made by virtue of this subsection.”
(4)In subsection (4) (court in which order registered may vary it only under subsection (1)) for “a court of summary jurisdiction or” substitute “ the family court, a court of summary jurisdiction in Northern Ireland or a ”.
(5)In subsection (5) (evidence) for “a court of summary jurisdiction or” substitute “ the family court, a court of summary jurisdiction in Northern Ireland or a ”.
Commencement Information
I1Sch. 11 para. 22 in force at 22.4.2014 by S.I. 2014/954, art. 2(e) (with art. 3) (with transitional provisions and savings in S.I. 2014/956, arts. 3-11)