Maintenance Orders Act, 1974

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Number 16 of 1974


MAINTENANCE ORDERS ACT, 1974


ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

PART I

Preliminary and General

Section

1.

Short title.

2.

Commencement.

3.

Interpretation.

4.

Scope of Act.

5.

Expenses.

PART II

Reciprocal Recognition and Enforcement of Maintenance Orders

6.

Recognition and enforcement.

7.

Appeal against enforcement order.

8.

Appeal against refusal of enforcement order.

9.

Prohibition of recognition and enforcement.

10.

Jurisdiction, substance not to be examined.

11.

Partial enforcement.

12.

Restriction on security for costs.

13.

Documents required to accompany request for enforcement order.

14.

Enforcement by District Court.

15.

Service of certain documents.

16.

Saving.

17.

Jurisdiction where defendant resides in reciprocating jurisdiction and transmission of documents.

18.

Restriction on making, etc., of maintenance orders.

19.

Transmission of maintenance order to reciprocating jurisdiction for enforcement.

20.

Obtaining of evidence from reciprocating jurisdiction.

21.

Taking of evidence for court in reciprocating jurisdiction.

22.

Evidence in proceedings.


Acts Referred to

Courts Act, 1971

1971, No. 36

Married Women (Maintenance in case of Desertion) Act, 1886

1886, c. 52

Illegitimate Children (Affiliation Orders) Act, 1930

1930, No. 17

Enforcement of Court Orders Act, 1940

1940, No. 23

Courts Act, 1964

1964, No. 11

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Number 16 of 1974


MAINTENANCE ORDERS ACT, 1974


AN ACT TO MAKE PROVISION IN RELATION TO THE RECIPROCAL RECOGNITION AND ENFORCEMENT OF MAINTENANCE ORDERS AS BETWEEN THE STATE AND NORTHERN IRELAND, ENGLAND AND WALES AND SCOTLAND. [9th July, 1974]

BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS: