SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 8U.K.Minor and consequential amendments

Magistrates' Courts Act 1980 (c. 43)U.K.

210(1)Amend section 59B(5) (interpretation of provisions relating to penalty for failing to comply with maintenance order) as follows.U.K.

(2)For the definition of “the relevant court” substitute—

the relevant court”, in relation to an order, means—

(a)in a case where payments under the order are required to be made to or through the designated officer for a magistrates' court, that magistrates' court;

(b)in a case where such payments are required to be made by any method of payment falling within section 59(6) and the order was made by a magistrates' court, that magistrates' court; and

(c)in a case where such payments are required to be made by any method of payment falling within section 59(6) and the order was not made by a magistrates' court, the magistrates' court in which the order is registered;.

(3)In the definition of “relevant justice”, for “for the petty sessions area for” substitute “ acting in the local justice area in ”.