Rule 5.44 Application for transmission of a Maintenance Decision to another Maintenance Regulation StateF1

(1)

This rule applies to applications under Article 40 of the Maintenance Regulation to enforce a Maintenance Decision of a sheriff in another Maintenance Regulation State.

(2)

On receipt of an application in the form of a letter, the sheriff clerk will provide the applicant with a certified copy of the Maintenance Decision and a completed extract from the decision in the form of Annex I or II to the Maintenance Regulation as the case may be.

(3)

The letter must be addressed to the sheriff clerk and must include—

(a)

the name and National Insurance number (if known) of the parties to the proceedings;

(b)

the date, or approximate date, of the proceedings in which the Maintenance Decision was made and the nature of those proceedings;

(c)

the Maintenance Regulation State in which the application for recognition or enforcement has been made or is to be made; and

(d)

the postal address of the applicant.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Ch. 5 Pts. 7, 8 inserted (28.11.2011) by Act of Sederunt (Sheriff Court Rules) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 3) 2011 (S.S.I. 2011/386), paras. 1(1), 9(8) (with para. 10)