<akomaNtoso xmlns:uk="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/namespaces/UK-AKN" xmlns:ukl="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/namespaces/legislation" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns="http://docs.oasis-open.org/legaldocml/ns/akn/3.0" xsi:schemaLocation="http://docs.oasis-open.org/legaldocml/ns/akn/3.0 http://docs.oasis-open.org/legaldocml/akn-core/v1.0/cos01/part2-specs/schemas/akomantoso30.xsd"><act name="ukpga"><meta><identification source="#"><FRBRWork><FRBRthis value="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1972/49"/><FRBRuri value="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1972/49"/><FRBRdate date="1972-07-27" name="enacted"/><FRBRauthor href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/legislature/UnitedKingdomParliament"/><FRBRcountry value="GB-UKM"/><FRBRnumber value="49"/><FRBRname value="1972 c. 49"/><FRBRprescriptive value="true"/></FRBRWork><FRBRExpression><FRBRthis value="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1972/49/2003-11-03"/><FRBRuri value="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1972/49/2003-11-03"/><FRBRdate date="2003-11-03" name="validFrom"/><FRBRauthor href="#"/><FRBRlanguage language="eng"/></FRBRExpression><FRBRManifestation><FRBRthis value="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1972/49/2003-11-03/data.akn"/><FRBRuri value="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1972/49/2003-11-03/data.akn"/><FRBRdate date="2026-08-10+01:00" name="transform"/><FRBRauthor href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk"/><FRBRformat value="application/akn+xml"/></FRBRManifestation></identification><lifecycle source="#"><eventRef refersTo="#enactment" date="1972-07-27" eId="date-enacted" source="#"/><eventRef date="1996-11-04" eId="date-1996-11-04" source="#"/><eventRef date="2003-11-03" eId="date-2003-11-03" source="#"/></lifecycle><analysis source="#"><restrictions source="#"><restriction refersTo="#extent-ni" type="jurisdiction"/><restriction href="#section-2" refersTo="#extent-ni" type="jurisdiction"/><restriction href="#section-4" refersTo="#extent-ni" type="jurisdiction"/><restriction refersTo="#period-from-2003-11-03" type="jurisdiction"/><restriction href="#section-2" refersTo="#period-from-1996-11-04" type="jurisdiction"/><restriction href="#section-4" refersTo="#period-from-1996-11-04" type="jurisdiction"/></restrictions><otherAnalysis source=""><uk:commentary href="#preface" refersTo="#c868941"/><uk:commentary href="#preface" refersTo="#c868942"/><uk:commentary href="#section-1" refersTo="#c868943"/><uk:commentary href="#section-1" refersTo="#c868944"/><uk:commentary href="#section-1" refersTo="#c868947"/><uk:commentary href="#section-2" refersTo="#c868951"/><uk:commentary href="#section-2" refersTo="#c868952"/><uk:commentary href="#section-2" refersTo="#c868954"/><uk:commentary href="#section-3" refersTo="#c868955"/><uk:commentary href="#section-4" refersTo="#c868958"/><uk:commentary href="#section-4" refersTo="#c868959"/></otherAnalysis></analysis><temporalData source="#"><temporalGroup eId="period-from-1996-11-04"><timeInterval start="#date-1996-11-04" refersTo="#"/></temporalGroup><temporalGroup eId="period-from-2003-11-03"><timeInterval start="#date-2003-11-03" refersTo="#"/></temporalGroup></temporalData><references source="#"><TLCEvent eId="enactment" href="" showAs="EnactmentDate"/><TLCLocation eId="extent-ni" href="/ontology/jurisdictions/uk.NorthernIreland" showAs="N.I."/></references><notes source="#"><note ukl:Name="Commentary" ukl:Type="F" class="commentary F" eId="c868943" marker="F1"><p>Act repealed (E.W.) by <ref eId="c00006" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1987/42">Family Law Reform Act 1987 (c. 42, 49:7)</ref>, <ref eId="c00007" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1987/42/section/33/4">s. 33(4)</ref>, <ref eId="c00008" class="subref operative" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1987/42/schedule/4">Sch. 4</ref></p></note><note ukl:Name="Commentary" ukl:Type="F" class="commentary F" eId="c868951" marker="F2"><p>Act repealed (E.W.) by <ref eId="c00010" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1987/42">Family Law Reform Act 1987 (c. 42, 49:7)</ref>, <ref eId="c00011" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1987/42/section/33/4">s. 33(4)</ref>, <ref eId="c00012" class="subref operative" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1987/42/schedule/4">Sch. 4</ref></p></note><note ukl:Name="Commentary" ukl:Type="F" class="commentary F" eId="c868954" marker="F3"><p><ref eId="c00013" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1972/49/section/2/2">S. 2(2)</ref> repealed (N.I.) (4.11.1996) by <ref eId="c00014" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisi/1995/755">S.I. 1995/755 (N.I. 2)</ref>, <ref eId="c00015" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisi/1995/755/article/185/2">art. 185(2)</ref>, <ref eId="c00016" class="subref operative" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisi/1995/755/schedule/10">Sch. 10</ref>; <ref eId="c00017" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1996/297">S.I. 1996/297</ref>, <ref eId="c00018" class="subref operative" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1996/297/article/2/2">art. 2(2)</ref></p></note><note ukl:Name="Commentary" ukl:Type="F" class="commentary F" eId="c868955" marker="F4"><p>Act repealed (E.W.) by <ref eId="c00019" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1987/42">Family Law Reform Act 1987 (c. 42, 49:7)</ref>, <ref eId="c00020" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1987/42/section/33/4">s. 33(4)</ref>, <ref eId="c00021" class="subref operative" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1987/42/schedule/4">Sch. 4</ref></p></note><note ukl:Name="Commentary" ukl:Type="F" class="commentary F" eId="c868958" marker="F5"><p>Act repealed (E.W.) by <ref eId="c00022" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1987/42">Family Law Reform Act 1987 (c. 42, 49:7)</ref>, <ref eId="c00023" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1987/42/section/33/4">s. 33(4)</ref>, <ref eId="c00024" class="subref operative" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1987/42/schedule/4">Sch. 4</ref></p></note><note ukl:Name="Commentary" ukl:Type="F" class="commentary F" eId="c868959" marker="F6"><p>Words in <ref eId="c00025" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1972/49/section/4/2">s. 4(2)</ref> repealed (N.I.) (4.11.1996) by <ref eId="c00026" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1995/755">S.I. 1995/755</ref>, <ref eId="c00027" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1995/755/article/185/2">art. 185(2)</ref>, <ref eId="c00028" class="subref operative" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1995/755/schedule/10">Sch. 10</ref>; <ref eId="c00029" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1996/297">S.I. 1996/297</ref>, <ref eId="c00030" class="subref operative" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1996/297/article/2/2">art. 2(2)</ref></p></note><note ukl:Name="Commentary" ukl:Type="C" class="commentary C" eId="c868941" marker="C1"><p>Words of enactment omitted under authority of <ref eId="c00001" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1948/62">Statute Law Revision Act 1948 (c. 62)</ref>, <ref eId="c00002" class="subref operative" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1948/62/section/3">s. 3</ref></p></note><note ukl:Name="Commentary" ukl:Type="C" class="commentary C" eId="c868942" marker="C2"><p>Act repealed (E.W.) by <ref eId="c00003" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1987/42">Family Law Reform Act 1987 (c. 42, 49:7)</ref>, <ref eId="c00004" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1987/42/section/33/4">s. 33(4)</ref>, <ref eId="c00005" class="subref operative" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1987/42/schedule/4">Sch. 4</ref></p></note><note ukl:Name="Commentary" ukl:Type="C" class="commentary C" eId="c868944" marker="C3"><p>The text of ss. 1 and 2. is in the form in which it was originally enacted: it was not reproduced in Statutes in Force and, except as specified, does not reflect any amendments or repeals which may have been made prior to 1.2.1991.</p></note><note ukl:Name="Commentary" ukl:Type="C" class="commentary C" eId="c868952" marker="C4"><p>The text of ss. 1 and 2. is in the form in which it was originally enacted: it was not reproduced in Statutes in Force and, except as specified, does not reflect any amendments or repeals which may have been made prior to 1.2.1991.</p></note><note ukl:Name="Commentary" ukl:Type="M" class="commentary M" eId="c868947" marker="M1"><p><ref eId="c00009" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1972/18">1972 c.18</ref> </p></note></notes><proprietary xmlns:ukm="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/namespaces/metadata" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:dct="http://purl.org/dc/terms/" source="#"><dc:identifier>http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1972/49</dc:identifier><dc:title>Affiliation Proceedings (Amendment) Act 1972</dc:title><dc:description>An Act to amend the law relating to proceedings for an affiliation order or for the variation, revocation or revival of such an order, and for connected purposes.</dc:description><dc:date>1974-12-31</dc:date><dc:type>text</dc:type><dc:format>text/xml</dc:format><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher>Statute Law 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name="number"><docNumber>1972 CHAPTER 49</docNumber></block><longTitle><p>An Act to amend the law relating to proceedings for an affiliation order or for the variation, revocation or revival of such an order, and for connected purposes.</p></longTitle><block name="dateOfEnactment" refersTo="#date-enacted"><docDate date="1972-07-27">[27th July 1972]</docDate></block></preface><body><section eId="section-1"><num><ins class="first" ukl:ChangeId="d30p43" ukl:CommentaryRef="c868943"><noteRef uk:name="commentary" href="#c868943" class="commentary"/>1</ins></num><heading><ins ukl:ChangeId="d30p43" ukl:CommentaryRef="c868943"> Powers of court on hearing complaint for affiliation order and on appeal. </ins></heading><subsection eId="section-1-13"><num><ins ukl:ChangeId="d30p43" ukl:CommentaryRef="c868943">(1)—(3)</ins></num><content><p><ins ukl:ChangeId="d30p43" ukl:CommentaryRef="c868943">. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . <noteRef href="#c868943" uk:name="commentary" ukl:Name="CommentaryRef" class="commentary"/></ins></p></content></subsection><subsection eId="section-1-4"><num><ins ukl:ChangeId="d30p43" ukl:CommentaryRef="c868943">(4)</ins></num><intro><p><ins ukl:ChangeId="d30p43" ukl:CommentaryRef="c868943">The following enactments are hereby repealed:—</ins></p></intro><level class="para1" eId="section-1-4-ab"><num><ins ukl:ChangeId="d30p43" ukl:CommentaryRef="c868943">(a), (b)</ins></num><content><p><ins ukl:ChangeId="d30p43" ukl:CommentaryRef="c868943">. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . <noteRef href="#c868943" uk:name="commentary" ukl:Name="CommentaryRef" class="commentary"/></ins></p></content></level><level class="para1" eId="section-1-4-c"><num><ins ukl:ChangeId="d30p43" ukl:CommentaryRef="c868943">(c)</ins></num><content><p><ins ukl:ChangeId="d30p43" ukl:CommentaryRef="c868943">in section 30(3) of the </ins><ins class="last" ukl:ChangeId="d30p43" ukl:CommentaryRef="c868943"><noteRef href="#c868947" uk:name="commentary" ukl:Name="CommentaryRef" class="commentary"/>Maintenance Orders (Reciprocal Enforcement) Act 1972, paragraph (b) and the word “and” immediately preceding it.</ins></p></content></level></subsection></section><section eId="section-2"><num><ins class="first" ukl:ChangeId="d30p87" ukl:CommentaryRef="c868951"><noteRef uk:name="commentary" href="#c868951" class="commentary"/>2</ins></num><heading><ins ukl:ChangeId="d30p87" ukl:CommentaryRef="c868951"> Time for application for summons. </ins></heading><subsection eId="section-2-1"><num><ins ukl:ChangeId="d30p87" ukl:CommentaryRef="c868951">(1)</ins></num><content><p><ins ukl:ChangeId="d30p87" ukl:CommentaryRef="c868951">. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . <noteRef href="#c868951" uk:name="commentary" ukl:Name="CommentaryRef" class="commentary"/></ins></p></content></subsection><subsection eId="section-2-2"><num><ins ukl:ChangeId="d30p87" ukl:CommentaryRef="c868951"><noteRef href="#c868954" uk:name="commentary" ukl:Name="CommentaryRef" class="commentary"/>(2)</ins></num><content><p><ins class="last" ukl:ChangeId="d30p87" ukl:CommentaryRef="c868951">. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .</ins></p></content></subsection></section><section eId="section-3"><num>3</num><heading>. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . <noteRef href="#c868955" uk:name="commentary" ukl:Name="CommentaryRef" class="commentary"/></heading><content><p/></content></section><section eId="section-4"><num><ins class="first" ukl:ChangeId="d30p121" ukl:CommentaryRef="c868958"><noteRef uk:name="commentary" href="#c868958" class="commentary"/>4</ins></num><heading><ins ukl:ChangeId="d30p121" ukl:CommentaryRef="c868958"> Short title, extent and commencement.</ins></heading><subsection eId="section-4-1"><num><ins ukl:ChangeId="d30p121" ukl:CommentaryRef="c868958">(1)</ins></num><content><p><ins ukl:ChangeId="d30p121" ukl:CommentaryRef="c868958">This Act may be cited as the Affiliation Proceedings (Amendment) Act 1972.</ins></p></content></subsection><subsection eId="section-4-2"><num><ins ukl:ChangeId="d30p121" ukl:CommentaryRef="c868958">(2)</ins></num><content><p><ins ukl:ChangeId="d30p121" ukl:CommentaryRef="c868958">This Act shall not extend to Scotland or </ins><ins ukl:ChangeId="d30p121" ukl:CommentaryRef="c868958"><noteRef href="#c868959" uk:name="commentary" ukl:Name="CommentaryRef" class="commentary"/>. . . to Northern Ireland.</ins></p></content></subsection><subsection eId="section-4-3"><num><ins ukl:ChangeId="d30p121" ukl:CommentaryRef="c868958">(3)</ins></num><content><p><ins class="last" ukl:ChangeId="d30p121" ukl:CommentaryRef="c868958">This Act shall come into force at the expiration of the period of three months beginning with the day on which it is passed.</ins></p></content></subsection></section></body></act></akomaNtoso>