The Family Law (Northern Ireland) Order 1993

The Domestic Proceedings (Northern Ireland) Order 1980 (NI 5)

5.  In Article 25 (supplementary provisions with respect to variation and revocation of orders), in paragraph (2) (power of court of summary jurisdiction under Article 86 of the 1981 Order to vary etc., order not to apply to order under Part I of this Order) after “money” insert “and the power of the clerk of petty sessions to vary such an order”.

6.  Article 36 (enforcement etc., of orders for payment of money)—

(a) in paragraph (1) (which applies Article 85 of the 1981 Order with modifications to orders under Part I of this Order)—

(i) for “the said section 95 shall have effect as if in subsection (3) thereof,” substitute “the said Article 85 shall have effect as if, in paragraph (8)”; and

(ii) for the words ““the applicant for the order”” there shall be substituted ““the person who applied for the order””;

(b) in paragraph (3) at the beginning insert “Subject to Article 85(14) of the Order of 1981,”.

7.  In Article 39 (provisions as to payments required to be made to a child, etc.), in paragraph (1) (which permits payments to be made to person with whom child has his home and permits the collecting officer under Article 85(5) of the 1981 Order to proceed in his own name for recovery of arrears)—

(a) in paragraph (ii) for the words from “(but without prejudice” onwards substitute “or request or authorise the collecting officer under paragraph (1) or paragraph (2) respectively of Article 85A of the 1981 order”;

(b) in paragraph (6) (definitions), in the definition of “collecting officer” for “Article 85(2) or (3)” substitute “Article 85(4)”.