The Reciprocal Enforcement of Maintenance Orders (United States of America) Order 2007

1. Introductory Text

2. 1. Citation and commencement

3. 2. Interpretation

4. 3. Designation of the United States of America as a reciprocating country

5. 4. Application and modification of Part I of the Act in relation to the United States of America

6. 5. Application to Scotland

7. 6. Transitional provisions

8. Signature

9. 1. SCHEDULE 1

      MODIFICATIONS TO PART 1 OF THE ACT

      1. 1. (1) Amend section 2 as follows. (2) For subsection (1)...

      2. 2. Omit sections 3 and 4.

      3. 3. For section 5 substitute— (1) This section applies to a maintenance order certified copies...

      4. 4. For section 6 substitute— (1) This section applies to a maintenance order made, whether...

      5. 5. Omit section 7.

      6. 6. (1) Amend section 8 as follows. (2) For sub-section (3A),...

      7. 7. For section 9 substitute— (1) Where a registered order has been varied by a...

      8. 8. (1) Amend section 10 as follows. (2) For subsection (1)...

      9. 9. (1) For section 11 substitute— (1) If at any time it appears to the Lord...

      10. 10. Omit section 12.

      11. 11. (1) Amend section 13 as follows. (2) In subsection (1)—...

      12. 12. (1) Amend section 14 as follows. (2) In subsection (1)—...

      13. 13. (1) Amend section 15 as follows. (2) In paragraphs (a)...

      14. 14. (1) Amend section 16 as follows. (2) In subsections (3)...

      15. 15. (1) Amend section 17 as follows. (2) For subsections (5A),...

      16. 16. (1) Amend section 18 as follows. (2) In subsection (1)...

      17. 17. (1) In section 19— (a) in paragraphs (a), (b), (c)...

      18. 18. Omit section 20.

      19. 19. (1) Amend section 21 as follows. (2) In subsection (1)—...

      20. 20. Omit sections 22, 23 and 24.

   2. SCHEDULE 2

      PART 1 OF THE ACT AS MODIFIED BY SCHEDULE 1

      1. Orders made by courts in the United Kingdom

         1. 1. Orders in Council designating reciprocating countries

         2. 2. Transmission of maintenance order made in United Kingdom for enforcement in the United States of America

         3. 5. Variation and revocation of maintenance order made in United Kingdom

      2. Orders made by courts in the United States of America

         1. 6. Registration in United Kingdom court of maintenance order made in the United States of America

         2. 8. Enforcement of maintenance order registered in United Kingdom court

         3. 9. Variation and revocation of maintenance order registered in United Kingdom Court

         4. 10. Cancellation of registration and transfer of order

         5. 11. Steps to be taken by Lord Chancellor or Scottish Ministers where payer under certain orders us not residing in United Kingdom

      3. Evidence

         1. 13. Admissibility of evidence given in the United States of America

         2. 14. Obtaining of evidence needed for purpose of certain proceedings

         3. 15. Order etc. made in the United States of America need not be proved

      4. Supplemental

         1. 16. Payment of sums due under orders made in the United States of America: conversion of money

         2. 17. Proceedings in magistrates’ courts

         3. 18. Magistrates’ courts rules

         4. 19. Rules for sheriff court

         5. 21. Interpretation of Part 1

10. Explanatory Note