Part I

Reciprocal Enforcement of Maintenance Orders made in United Kingdom or Reciprocating Country

Designation of reciprocating countries

Orders in Council designating reciprocating countries.
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Her Majesty, if satisfied that, in the event of the benefits conferred by this Part of this Act being applied to, or to particular classes of, maintenance orders made by the courts of any country or territory outside the United Kingdom, similar benefits will in that country or territory be applied to, or to those classes of, maintenance orders made by the courts of the United Kingdom, may by Order in Council designate that country or territory as a reciprocating country for the purposes of this Part of this Act; and, subject to subsection (2) below, in this Part of this Act “reciprocating country” means a country or territory that is for the time being so designated.
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A country or territory may be designated under subsection (1) above as a reciprocating country either as regards maintenance orders generally, or as regards maintenance orders other than those of any specified class, or as regards maintenance orders of one or more specified classes only; and a country or territory which is for the time being so designated otherwise than as regards maintenance orders generally shall for the purposes of this Part of this Act be taken to be a reciprocating country only as regards maintenance orders of the class to which the designation extends.
By S.I. 1982/159, art. 3 para. (1) it is provided that the functions of the Secretary of State under this Act insofar as relating to any matter concerning a court in Northern Ireland or a person residing or believed to reside there are transferred to the Lord Chancellor and by art. 3(2) it is provided that any reference to the Secretary of State, so far as necessary for giving effect to para. (1) of art. 3, to be construed as a reference to the Lord Chancellor
Pt. 1 (ss. 1-24) applied (with modifications) (5.4.1993) by Reciprocal Enforcement of Maintenance Orders (Republic of Ireland) Order 1993 (S.I. 1993/594), art. 2(1)(2), Sch. 1, Sch. 2 (as amended (1.4.2005) by S.I. 2005/617, art. 1, Sch. para. 161; (18.6.2011) by S.I. 2011/1484, reg. 1(1), Sch. 7 paras. 27, 28; and (22.4.2014) by S.I. 2014/879, arts. 1(1), 47-58)
Pt. 1 (ss. 1-24) applied (with modifications) (1.12.1995) by Reciprocal Enforcement of Maintenance Orders (United States of America) Order 1995 (S.I. 1995/2709), art. 3, Sch. 2 (as amended (1.4.2005) by S.I. 2005/617, art. 1, Sch. para. 163; and (22.4.2014) by S.I. 2014/879, arts. 1(1), 61-73)
Pt. I applied (with modifications) (1.10.2007) by The Reciprocal Enforcement of Maintenance Orders (United States of America) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/2005), arts. 1, 4, Sch. 1 (with arts. 5, 6) (as amended (22.4.2014) by S.I. 2014/879, arts. 1(1), 106-117)
Pt. 1 applied (with modifications) (1.10.2007) by The Reciprocal Enforcement of Maintenance Orders (United States of America) (Scotland) Order 2007 (S.S.I. 2007/354), arts. 1(1), 4, Sch. 1, Sch. 2 (with art. 5) (as amended (22.4.2014) by S.I. 2014/879, arts. 1(1), 119, 120)
Pt. 1 (ss. 1-24) applied (with modifications) (5.4.1993) by Reciprocal Enforcement of Maintenance Orders (Hague Convention Countries) Order 1993 (S.I. 1993/593), art. 3(1)(2), Sch. 2, Sch. 3 (as amended (1.4.2005) by S.I. 2005/617, art. 1, Sch. para. 160; (18.6.2011) by S.I. 2011/1484, reg. 1(1), Sch. 7 paras. 25, 26; (22.4.2014) by S.I. 2014/879, arts. 1(1), 30-44; and (31.12.2020) by S.I. 2019/519, reg. 1(1), Sch. para. 31(3)-(16) (with reg. 8) (as amended by S.I. 2020/1574, regs. 1, 5(2)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1))