Duration of orders for financial provision for a party to a marriageN.I.
6.—(1) The term to be specified in any order made under Article 4(1)( a) shall be such term as the court thinks fit except that the term shall not begin earlier than the date of the making of the application for the order and shall not extend beyond the death of either of the parties to the marriage.
(2) Where an order is made under Article 4(1)( a) and the marriage of the parties affected by the order is subsequently dissolved or annulled but the order continues in force, the order shall, notwithstanding anything in it, cease to have effect on the remarriage of[F1, or formation of a civil partnership by,] the party in whose favour it was made, except in relation to any arrears due under the order on the date of the remarriage[F1 or formation of the civil partnership].
(3) A person whose remarriage causes an order made under Article 4(1)( a) to cease to have effect shall give notice of the remarriage to the court and any person who without reasonable excuse fails to give such notice shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding £50.