SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 11Transfer of jurisdiction to family court

Part 1Amendments of enactments

Maintenance Orders Act 1950 (c. 37)

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1

Section 19 (functions of collecting officer etc) is amended as follows.

2

In subsection (1) (provisions in maintenance order about payment to court have no effect if order is registered)—

a

for “or”, in the first place, substitute “ by the family court or in ”, and

b

after “through or to any” insert “ court or ”.

3

In subsection (2) (court in which maintenance order registered to order payment to be made through collecting officer) omit—

a

“England or” in both places, and

b

“, as the case may be”.

4

Omit subsection (3)(a) (variation etc of orders made in England and Wales under subsection (2)).

5

In subsection (4) after “through or to any” insert “ court or ”.