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2002 No. 1734 (L. 6)

MAGISTRATES' COURTS, ENGLAND AND WALES

PROCEDURE

The Magistrates' Courts (Reciprocal Enforcement of Maintenance Orders) (Amendment) Rules 2002

  Made 7th July 2002 
  Laid before Parliament 8th July 2002 
  Coming into force 20th August 2002 

The Lord Chancellor, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 144(1) of the Magistrates' Courts Act 1980[1] as extended by section 18(1) of the Maintenance Orders (Reciprocal Enforcement) Act 1972[2], and after consultation with the Rule Committee, appointed under the said section 144(1), makes the following Rules:

     1. These Rules may be cited as the Magistrates' Courts (Reciprocal Enforcement of Maintenance Orders) (Amendment) Rules 2002 and shall come into force on 20th August 2002.[a].

     2. Schedule 1 to the Magistrates' Courts (Reciprocal Enforcement of Maintenance Orders) Rules 1974[3] shall be amended by inserting after the word "Zimbabwe" the word "Nunavut".


Irvine of Lairg,
C

7th July 2002



EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Rules)


These Rules amend the Magistrates' Courts (Reciprocal Enforcement of Maintenance Orders) Rules 1974. Rule 2 adds to Schedule 1 (reciprocating countries to which documents are transmitted via the Secretary of State) the territory of Nunavut. Nunavut was designated as a reciprocating country for the purposes of Part I of the Maintenance Orders (Reciprocal Enforcement) Act 1972 by the Reciprocal Enforcement of Maintainence Orders (Designation of Reciprocating Countries) Order 2001 (S.I. 2001/3501).


Notes:

[1] 1980 c. 43. Section 144(1) was amended by paragraphs 95 and 116 of Schedule 13 to the Access to Justice Act 1999 (c. 22).back

[2] 1972 c. 18. Section 18(1) was amended by paragraph 106 of Schedule 7 to the Magistrates' Courts Act 1980.back

[3] S.I. 1974/668, amended by S.I. 1975/2236, 1979/170 and 1983/1148.back



[a] Amended by Correction Slip. Rule 1, after "and shall come into force": insert "20th August 2002". back

ISBN 0 11 042455 7


  Prepared 12 July 2002


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