PART 5PROCEEDINGS UNDER THE 1972 ACT
CHAPTER 2PROCEEDINGS UNDER PART 2 OF THE 1972 ACT
Dismissal of an application under section 27A of the 1972 Act or application for variation56
1
Where a magistrates’ court dismisses an application under—
a
section 27A of the 1972 Act43 (application for recovery of maintenance); or
b
an application by a person in a convention country for the variation of a registered order,
the designated officer must send a written notice of the court’s decision to the Lord Chancellor.
2
The notice referred to in paragraph (1) must include a statement of the justices’ reasons for their decision.