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  1. Introductory Text

  2. 1.Citation and commencement

  3. 2.Interpretation

  4. 3.Central Authority for Northern Ireland

  5. 4.The Convention

  6. 5.Enforcement

  7. 6.Provisions relating to information

  8. 7.Consequential amendments

  9. 8.Further amendments

  10. Signature

    1. SCHEDULE 1

      RECOGNITION AND ENFORCMENTOF NON-EU MAINTENANCE DECISIONS, AND ESTABLISHMENT AND MODIFICATION OF MAINTENANCE UNDER THE CONVENTION

      1. 1.Interpretation

      2. 2.Recognition and enforcement of maintenance decisions made by courts in Contracting States

      3. 3.Interest on judgments

      4. 4.Currency of payments under a maintenance decision

      5. 5.Proof and admissibility of certain maintenance decisions and related documents

      6. 6.Maintenance arrangements

      7. 7.Applications for establishment or modification of maintenance in Northern Ireland

    2. SCHEDULE 2

      ENFORCEMENT OF INTERNATIONAL MAINTENANCE ORDERS – DRIVING DISQUALIFICATION ORDERS

      1. 1.Application

      2. 2.Interpretation

      3. 3.Application for a driving disqualification order

      4. 4.Making of a driving disqualification order

      5. 5.A driving disqualification order shall state the amount of arrears...

      6. 6.A court which makes a driving disqualification order shall require...

      7. 7.(1) The court shall not, in relation to arrears—

      8. 8.Variation, revocation and expiry of driving disqualification order

      9. 9.Upon the making of a further complaint under Article 98...

      10. 10.Notification to the Department

      11. 11.Production of driving licence

    3. SCHEDULE 3

      PROVISIONS RELATING TO INFORMATION

      1. 1.(1) Subject to the provisions of this Schedule, the following...

      2. 2.(1) The information shall be provided to the Central Authority...

      3. 3.(1) Subject to sub-paragraphs (2) to (4), the information to...

      4. 4.The Central Authority shall transmit the information received in accordance...

      5. 5.Subject to the provisions of the Convention and of this...

      6. 6.The Central Authority, any court to which it transfers information...

      7. 7.(1) Subject to paragraph 6(b), information referred to in paragraph...

      8. 8.(1) Subject to sub-paragraph (3), a person who—

      9. 9.A person found guilty of an offence under this Schedule...

      10. 10.(1) In this Schedule— “Central Authority” means the Department of...

    4. SCHEDULE 4

      CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS

      1. 1.Maintenance and Affiliation Orders Act (Northern Ireland) 1966 (c.35)

      2. 2.Magistrates' Courts (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 (NI 26)

      3. 3.Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 (c.8)

    5. SCHEDULE 5

      Further amendments

      1. 1.Children (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 (NI 2)

  12. Explanatory Note