Maintenance Enforcement Act 1991

The Domestic Proceedings and Magistrates' Courts Act 1978 (c. 22)

2 In section 23 of the Domestic Proceedings and Magistrates' Courts Act 1978 (supplementary provisions with respect to variation and revocation of orders), in subsection (2) (power of magistrates' court under section 60 of 1980 Act to vary etc. order not to apply to order under Part I of Act)—

(a) after the word “money” there shall be inserted “and the power of the clerk of a magistrates' court to vary such an order”; and

(b) after the word “and” there shall be inserted “the power of a magistrates' court”.

3 In section 32 of that Act (enforcement etc. of orders for payment of money), in subsection (2) (which applies section 59 of 1980 Act with modifications to orders under Part I of Act)—

(a) for the words “subsection (2)” there shall be substituted “subsection (7)”; and

(b) for the words ““the applicant for the order”” there shall be substituted ““the person who applied for the maintenance order””.