http://www.legislation.gov.uk/apni/1966/35/section/12Maintenance and Affiliation Orders Act (Northern Ireland) 1966An Act to remove restrictions on certain orders which may be made by courts of summary jurisdiction; to extend the periods for which payments may be continued under certain orders; to extend the powers of courts to make orders in respect of children in connection with certain proceedings; to make provision for the registration in the High Court or a court of summary jurisdiction of maintenance and affiliation orders and with respect to the enforcement and variation of orders so registered; and otherwise to make further provision with respect to certain orders; and for purposes connected with the matters aforesaid.texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2021-07-05Expert Participation2020-12-31 Maintenance and Affiliation Orders Act (Northern Ireland) 1966ActThe International Recovery of Maintenance (Hague Convention on the International Recovery of Child Support and Other Forms of Family Maintenance 2007) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018reg. 8reg. 1 PART II121Subject to the provisions of section 11A and this section [ and without prejudice to Article 36(4) of the Domestic Proceedings (Northern Ireland) Order 1980 ], a registered order shall be enforceable in all respects as if it had been made bvy the court of registration and as if that court had had jurisdiction to make it; and proceedings for or with respect to the enforcement of a registered order may be taken accordingly.2Subject to subsection (3), an order registered in a court of summary jurisdiction shall be enforceable under Article 98 of the Magistrates' Courts (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 as if for paragraphs (8B) to (8D) there were substituted—8BUpon the appearance of a person or proof of service of the summons on him as mentioned in paragraph (4) for the enforcement of an order to which this Article applies, the court or resident magistrate may vary the order by exercising one of the powers under sub-paragraphs (a) to (d) of Article 85(3).8CIn deciding which of the powers under sub-paragraphs (a) to (d) of Article 85(3) is to be exercised, the court or, as the case may be, a resident magistrate shall have regard to any representations made by the debtor and the creditor (within the meaning of Article 85 ).8DParagraph (5) of Article 85 shall apply for the purposes of paragraph (8C) as it applies for the purposes of that Article. . . and the provisions of that Order with respect to the accrual of arrears and the remission of sums due shall apply accordingly.3Where an order remains or becomes registered after the discharge of the order, no proceedings shall be taken by virtue of that registration except in respect of arrears which were due under the order at the time of the discharge and have not been remitted.3AAny person under an obligation to make payments under an order registered in a court of summary jurisdiction shall give notice of any change of address to the clerk of the court; and any person who without reasonable excuse fails to give such a notice shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 2 on the standard scale.4Except as provided by this section, no proceedings shall be taken for or with respect to the enforcement of a registered order.1980 NI 51982 c. 271980 NI 51981 NI 261993 NI 61989 NI 4