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Maintenance Enforcement Act 1991

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15(1)In section 27 of that Act (general provisions relating to application for recovery of maintenance in England, etc.), after subsection (7) there shall be inserted the following subsections—

(7A)Where a magistrates' court in England and Wales makes an order on the complaint, section 59 of the [1980 c. 43.] Magistrates' Courts Act 1980 (orders for periodical payment: means of payment) and subsection (2) of section 32 of the [1978 c. 22.] Domestic Proceedings and Magistrates' Courts Act 1978 (extension of section 59) shall not apply, but the court shall, at the same time that it makes the order, exercise one of its powers under subsection (7B) below.

(7B)The powers of the court are—

(a)the power to order that payments under the order be made directly to the clerk of the court or the clerk of any other magistrates' court in England and Wales;

(b)the power to order that payments under the order be made to the clerk of the court, or to the clerk of any other magistrates' court in England and Wales, by such method of payment falling within section 59(6) of the Magistrates' Courts Act 1980 (standing order, etc.) as may be specified;

(c)the power to make an attachment of earnings order under the [1971 c. 32.] Attachment of Earnings Act 1971 to secure payments under the order.

(7C)In deciding which of the powers under subsection (7B) above it is to exercise, the court shall have regard to any representations made by the person liable to make payments under the order.

(7D)Subsection (4) of section 59 of the Magistrates' Courts Act 1980 (power of court to require debtor to open account) shall apply for the purposes of subsection (7B) above as it applies for the purposes of that section but as if for paragraph (a) there were substituted—

(a)the court proposes to exercise its power under paragraph (b) of section 27(7B) of the [1972 c. 18.] Maintenance Orders (Reciprocal Enforcement) Act 1972, and.

(2)Subsection (9) of that section (payment to be in such manner and to such person as may be prescribed and certain enactments not to apply) shall cease to have effect.

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