(This note is not part of the Act of Sederunt)
This Act of Sederunt amends the Act of Sederunt (Child Care and Maintenance Rules) 1997 to include certain states in the United States of America as territory that is designated as a reciprocating country by inserting–
(a)two new definitions into rule 5.1 to provide for orders transmitted from the United States of America (article 2(2)); and
(b)new rule 5.16A into Part III of Chapter 5 to provide for the transmission of orders to the USA (article 2(3)).
Rule 5.16A consolidates rules of the sheriff court relating to proceedings under the Maintenance Orders (Reciprocal Enforcement) Act 1972 as applied by Part III of the Act of Sederunt (Reciprocal Enforcement of Maintenance Orders) (United States of America) 1995 (S.I. 1995/3345) (“the 1995 Act of Sederunt”).
This Act of Sederunt also revokes Part III of the 1995 Act of Sederunt (article 3).