(1)Section 44 of the 1991 Act (jurisdiction) shall be amended as follows.
(2)In subsection (1), after “United Kingdom” there shall be inserted “, except in the case of a non-resident parent who falls within subsection (2A)”.
(3)After subsection (2) there shall be inserted—
“(2A)A non-resident parent falls within this subsection if he is not habitually resident in the United Kingdom, but is—
(a)employed in the civil service of the Crown, including Her Majesty’s Diplomatic Service and Her Majesty’s Overseas Civil Service;
(b)a member of the naval, military or air forces of the Crown, including any person employed by an association established for the purposes of Part XI of the M1Reserve Forces Act 1996;
(c)employed by a company of a prescribed description registered under the M2Companies Act 1985 in England and Wales or in Scotland, or under the M3Companies (Northern Ireland) Order 1986; or
(d)employed by a body of a prescribed description.”
(4)Subsection (3) shall cease to have effect.
Commencement Information
I1S. 22 partly in force; s. 22 not in force at Royal Assent see s. 86(2); s. 22(3) in force for certain purposes at 10.11.2000 by S.I. 2000/2994, art. 2(1), Sch. Pt. I; s. 22(1)-(3) in force for certain purposes at 31.1.2001 by S.I. 2000/3354, art. 2(1)(a); s. 22(4) in force for certain purposes at 3.3.2003 by S.I. 2003/192, art. 3, Sch.
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