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34.12.—(1) In this Chapter—
(a)“reciprocating country” means a country to which Part 1 of the 1972 Act extends; and
(b)‘relevant court in the reciprocating country’ means, as the case may be—
(i)the court which made the order which has been sent to England and Wales for confirmation;
(ii)the court which made the order which has been registered in a court in England and Wales;
(iii)the court to which an order made in England and Wales has been sent for registration; or
(iv)the court to which a provisional order made in England and Wales has been sent for confirmation.
(2) In this Chapter, an expression defined in the 1972 Act has the meaning given to it in that Act.
(3) In this Chapter, “Hague Convention Countries” means the countries listed in Schedule 1 to the Reciprocal Enforcement of Maintenance Orders (Hague Convention Countries) Order 1973.
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