Financial provision for child resident in country outside Northern Ireland
16.—(1) Where one parent of a child lives in Northern Ireland and the child lives outside Northern Ireland with—
(a)another parent of his;
(b)a guardian of his; or
(c)a person in whose favour a residence order is in force with respect to the child,
the court shall have power, on an application made by any of the persons mentioned in heads (a) to (c), to make one or both of the orders mentioned in paragraph 2(2)(a) and (b) against the parent living in Northern Ireland.
(2) Any reference in this Order to the powers of the court under paragraph 2(2) or to an order made under paragraph 2(2) shall include a reference to the powers which the court has by virtue of sub-paragraph (1) or (as the case may be) to an order made by virtue of sub-paragraph (1).