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Maintenance Orders (Reciprocal Enforcement) Act 1992

1992 CHAPTER 56

An Act to amend the Maintenance Orders (Facilities for Enforcement) Act 1920 and the Maintenance Orders (Reciprocal Enforcement) Act 1972; and for connected purposes.

[12th November 1992]

Be it enacted by the Queen’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—

1 Amendment of the 1920 and 1972 Acts

(1) The [1920 c. 33.] Maintenance Orders (Facilities for Enforcement) Act 1920 shall have effect (until its repeal by the [1972 c. 18.] Maintenance Orders (Reciprocal Enforcement) Act 1972 comes into force) with the amendments set out in Part I of Schedule 1 to this Act.

(2) The Maintenance Orders (Reciprocal Enforcement) Act 1972 shall have effect with the amendments set out in Part II of Schedule 1 to this Act.

2 Consequential amendments and repeals

(1) The amendments set out in Schedule 2 to this Act shall have effect.

(2) The enactments and subordinate legislation mentioned in Schedule 3 to this Act are repealed or revoked to the extent specified in the third column of that Schedule.

3 Commencement

This Act shall come into force on such day as the Lord Chancellor may by order made by statutory instrument appoint; and different days may be appointed for different provisions or different purposes.

4 Short title

This Act may be cited as the Maintenance Orders (Reciprocal Enforcement) Act 1992.