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The Family Law (1993 Orders) (Commencement No. 1) Order (Northern Ireland) 1996

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Explanatory Note

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This Order brings into operation on 4th November 1996 the maintenance enforcement provisions contained in Articles 6 to 11 of and Schedule 1 to the Family Law (Northern Ireland) Order 1993 (“the Family Law Order”) and in the Family Law (Northern Ireland Consequential Amendments) Order 1993.

Paragraphs 10 to 12 and 15 of and Schedule 1 to the Family Law Order are not brought into operation by the Order: these provisions have been repealed and replaced by other provisions in the Children (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 (S.I. 1995/755 (N.I. 2)), which provisions also come into operation on 4th November 1996.

Articles 1 to 4, 12 to 14 and 16 of, and Schedules 2 to 4 to, the Family Law Order came into operation in accordance with Article 1(2) of the Family Law Order on 24th August 1993. Articles 5 and 15 have not been brought into operation.

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