Paragraph 122

Section 5 of the M1Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1982 (recognition and enforcement of maintenance orders) is amended as follows.

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In subsection (7) (requirement of payer to notify change of address to clerk of the court), for “clerk” substitute “ proper officer ”.

After that subsection insert—

“(8)

In subsection (7) “proper officer” means—

(a)

in relation to a magistrates’ court in England and Wales, the justices’ chief executive for the court; and

(b)

in relation to a magistrates’ court in Northern Ireland, the clerk of the court.”