SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 3 Transitional Provisions and Savings
Affiliation orders
6
1
Neither section 17 of this Act nor any associated amendment or repeal shall affect, or affect the operation of any enactment in relation to—
a
any affiliation order made under the M1Affiliation Proceedings Act 1957 which is in force immediately before the coming into force of that section; or
b
any affiliation order made under that Act by virtue of paragraph 1 above.
2
Any reference in this paragraph or paragraph 7 below to an affiliation order made under the Affiliation Proceedings Act 1957 includes a reference to—
a
b
any order made in relation to such an order.
7
Where—
a
an application is made to the High Court or a county court for an order under section 11B of the 1971 Act in respect of a child whose parents were not married to each other at the time of his birth, and
b
an affiliation order made under the Affiliation Proceedings Act 1957 and providing for periodical payments is in force in respect of the child by virtue of this Schedule
the court may, if it thinks fit, direct that the affiliation order shall cease to have effect on such date as may be specified in the direction.