Guardianship of Minors Act 1971

13 Enforcement of orders for custody and maintenance

(1) Where an order made by a magistrates' court under this Act contains a provision committing to the applicant the legal custody of any minor, a copy of the order may be served on any person in whose actual custody the minor may for the time being be, and thereupon the provision may, without prejudice to any other remedy open to the applicant, be enforced under section 54(3) of the [1952 c. 55.] Magistrates' Courts Act 1952 as if it were an order of the court requiring that person to give up the minor to the applicant.

(2) Any person for the time being under an obligation to make payments in pursuance of any order for the payment of money under this Act shall give notice of any change of address to such person (if any) as may be specified in the order, and any person failing without reasonable excuse to give such a notice shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding £10.

(3) An order of a magistrates' court for the payment of money under this Act may be enforced in like manner as an affiliation order, and the enactments relating to affiliation orders shall apply accordingly with the necessary modifications.