122(1)Section 5 of the [1980 c. 43.] Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1982 (recognition and enforcement of maintenance orders) is amended as follows.
(2)In subsection (5B) (application of section 76 of the Magistrates' Courts Act 1980), in the subsection to be regarded as substituted as subsection (5) of that section, for—
(a)“the clerk of the court or the clerk of any other magistrates' court,”, and
(b)“the clerk of the court, or to the clerk of any other magistrates' court,”,
substitute “a justices' chief executive”.
(3)In subsection (7) (requirement of payer to notify change of address to clerk of the court), for “clerk” substitute “proper officer”.
(4)After that subsection insert—
“(8)In subsection (7) “proper officer” means—
(a)in relation to a magistrates' court in England and Wales, the justices' chief executive for the court; and
(b)in relation to a magistrates' court in Northern Ireland, the clerk of the court.”