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SECTION 1E+WRegistration and Enforcement in a Magistrates' Court of Maintenance Orders made in [F1a State bound by the 2007 Hague Convention]

Textual Amendments

InterpretationE+W

F234.29.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Textual Amendments

Application under Article 30 of the Maintenance Regulation or under Article 23 of the 2007 Hague Convention for a declaration of enforceabilityE+W

F334.29A.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Textual Amendments

Registration of maintenance ordersE+W

34.30.—F4(1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(2) [F5This rule and Practice Direction 34E apply where the family court] receives—

F6(a). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F6(b). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F6(c). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F6(d). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(e)[F7an application under Article 23 of the 2007 Hague Convention for registration of a maintenance order made in a State bound by that Convention F8....]

F9(3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F10(4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F11(5) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(6) Except where [F12Practice Direction 34E provides otherwise, the court] must register the order unless—

F13(a). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F13(b). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(c)[F14in the case of an application under Article 23(2) or (3) of the 2007 Hague Convention, Article 22(a) of that Convention applies.]

(7) If the court F15... refuses to register an order to which this rule relates the court officer must notify the applicant.

(8) If the court F16... registers an order the court officer must send written notice of that fact to—

(a)the Lord Chancellor;

(b)the payer; and

(c)the applicant.

F17(9) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Textual Amendments

Appeal from a decision relating to registrationE+W

34.31.—(1) This rule applies to an appeal under—

F18(a). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F18(b). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F18(c). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F18(d). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

[F19(e)Article 23(5) of the 2007 Hague Convention.]

[F20(2) The appeal must be to the family court.

(Practice Direction 34E makes provision in relation to such cases.)]

Textual Amendments

Payment of sums due under a registered orderE+W

34.32.—(1) Where an order is registered in accordance with [F21Article 23 of the 2007 Hague Convention] the court [F22may] order that payment of sums due under the order be made [F23to the court, at such time and place as directed.]

(2) Where the court orders payments to be made to the court F24..., whether in accordance with paragraph (1) or otherwise, the court officer must send the payments by post either—

(a)to the court which made the order; or

(b)to such other person or authority as that court, or the Lord Chancellor, directs.

(Practice Direction 34A contains further provisions relating to the payment of sums due under registered orders.)

Textual Amendments

Enforcement of payments under registered ordersE+W

34.33.—(1) This rule applies where a court has ordered periodical payments under a registered maintenance order to be made to the [F25the family court].

(2) The court officer must take reasonable steps to notify the payee of the means of enforcement available.

(3) Paragraph (4) applies where periodical payments due under a registered order are in arrears.

(4) The court officer, on that officer's own initiative—

(a)may; or

(b)if the sums due are more than 4 weeks in arrears, must,

proceed in that officer's own name for the recovery of the sums due unless of the view that it is unreasonable to do so.

Textual Amendments

Variation and revocation of registered ordersE+W

34.34.—(1) This rule applies where the court officer for a registering court receives notice that a registered maintenance order has been varied or revoked by a competent court in [F26a State bound by the 2007 Hague Convention].

(2) The court officer for the registering court must—

(a)register the order of variation or revocation; and

(b)send notice of the registration by post to the payer and payee under the order.

F27(3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Textual Amendments

[F28Registered order: payer residing in an area covered by a different Maintenance Enforcement Business CentreE+W

34.35.  Practice Direction 34E makes provision for cases where a court officer in the Maintenance Enforcement Business Centre for the Designated Family Judge area where an order is registered considers that the payer is residing in a Designated Family Judge area covered by a different Maintenance Enforcement Business Centre.

(For the way in which information will be provided to enable Maintenance Enforcement Business Centres to be identified, see Practice Direction 34E.)]

Textual Amendments

Cancellation of registered ordersE+W

34.36.—[F29(1) Where the court officer for the registering court—

(a)has no reason to send papers to another Maintenance Enforcement Business Centre under Practice Direction 34E; and

(b)considers that the payer under the registered order is not residing within the area covered by the Maintenance Enforcement Business Centre for the Designated Family Judge area where the order is registered and has no assets in England and Wales,

the court officer must cancel the registration.]

(2) The court officer must—

(a)give notice of cancellation to the payee; and

[F30(b)send to the Lord Chancellor—

(i)the information and documents relating to the registration;

(ii)a certificate of arrears, if applicable, signed by the court officer;

(iii)a statement giving such information as the court officer possesses as to the whereabouts of the payer and the nature and location of the payer’s assets; and

(iv)any other relevant documents which the court officer has relating to the case.

(Practice Direction 34E makes further provision on this matter.)]

Textual Amendments

[F31Directions as to stays, documents and translationsE+W

34.36A.  At any stage in proceedings for registration of a maintenance order under this Section of this Chapter, the court may give directions about the conduct of the proceedings, including—

(a)staying of proceedings in accordance with—

F32(i). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F32(ii). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F32(iii). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F32(iv). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

[F33(v)Article 30(6) of the 2007 Hague Convention;]

(b)the provision of documents in accordance with—

F34(i). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F34(ii). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F34(iii). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F34(iv). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

[F35(v)Article 25 or 30 of the 2007 Hague Convention;]

(c)the provision of translations in accordance with—

F36(i). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F36(ii). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F36(iii). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F36(iv). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

[F37(v)in relation to an application under this Section relating to the 2007 Hague Convention, without prejudice to Article 44 of that Convention.]]

Textual Amendments

[F38International Maintenance Obligations; Communication with the Central Authority for England and WalesE+W

34.36B.—(1) Where the Lord Chancellor requests information or a document from the court officer for the relevant court for the purposes of F39...Article 12 or 25(2) of the 2007 Hague Convention, the court officer shall provide the requested information or document to the Lord Chancellor forthwith.

(2) In this rule, “relevant court” means the court at which an application under F40... Article 10 of the 2007 Hague Convention has been filed.

[The Lord Chancellor is the Central Authority for the 2007 Hague ConventionF41...]]

Textual Amendments

The Maintenance Regulation: applications for enforcement or for refusal or suspension of enforcementE+W

F4234.36C.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Textual Amendments

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