Maintenance Act, 1994

Obtaining of evidence from designated jurisdiction.

17.—(1) A court may, for the purpose of any proceedings under this Part, address letters of request for further evidence, documentary or otherwise, either to the appropriate court of a designated jurisdiction or to any other authority or institution designated in that behalf by that jurisdiction.

(2) Letters of request under subsection (1) may also be sent to the Central Authority for transmission to the court, authority or institution concerned.