The Courts Act 2003 (Consequential Amendments) Order 2004

Maintenance Orders (Reciprocal Enforcement) Act 1972

2.—(1) Amend section 38A(1) of the Maintenance Orders (Reciprocal Enforcement) Act 1972(2) (rules of court) as follows.

(2) In subsection (1), for the words preceding “may make provision” substitute “Rules of court”.

(3) In subsection (2), for “rules made under section 144 of the Magistrates' Courts Act 1980” substitute “rules of court”.

(4) Omit subsection (3)(3).

(5) In the section heading, for “Magistrates' courts rules” substitute “Rules of court”.

(1)

1972 c. 18; section 38A was inserted by the Maintenance Orders (Reciprocal Enforcement) Act 1992 (c. 56), Schedule 1, Part 2, paragraph 18.

(2)

1972 c. 18.

(3)

1972 c. 18; section 38A(3)(b) was repealed by S.I. 1995/755 (N.I. 2), article 185(2) and Schedule 10.