78(1)Section 27C (application for recovery of maintenance in England and Wales) is amended as follows.
(2)In subsection (4) (powers of court), for—
(a)“the clerk of the court or the clerk of any other magistrates' court in England and Wales,”, and
(b)“the clerk of the court, or to the clerk of any other magistrates' court in England and Wales,”,
substitute “a justices' chief executive”.
(3)In subsection (7) (registration of order), for “clerk of” substitute “justices' chief executive for”.