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Section 28 Other provisions for interpretation of Part II.

United Kingdom

(1)

In this Part of this Act, except where the context otherwise requires—

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  • “High Court maintenance order” F3 “and family court maintenance order”and . . . mean respectively a maintenance order enforceable by the High CourtF4and the family court . . . ;

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  • “maintenance order” means any orderF5, decision, settlementF6, arrangement or instrument specified in Schedule 8 to this Act and includes F7one which has been dischargedF8or has otherwise ceased to operate, if any arrears are recoverable thereunder;

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Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Definitions repealed by Magistrates' Courts Act 1980 (c. 43, SIF 82), s. 154, Sch. 9

F2

Definitions repealed by Attachment of Earnings Act 1971 (c. 32), Sch. 6

F3

Words in s. 28 substituted (22.4.2014) by Crime and Courts Act 2013 (c. 22), s. 61(3), Sch. 10 para. 18(2)(a); S.I. 2014/954, art. 2(d) (with art. 3) (with transitional provisions and savings in S.I. 2014/956, arts. 3-11)

F4

Words in s. 28 substituted (22.4.2014) by Crime and Courts Act 2013 (c. 22), s. 61(3), Sch. 10 para. 18(2)(b); S.I. 2014/954, art. 2(d) (with art. 3) (with transitional provisions and savings in S.I. 2014/956, arts. 3-11)

F5

Words in s. 28(1) inserted (18.6.2011) by The Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments (Maintenance) Regulations 2011 (S.I. 2011/1484), reg. 1(1), Sch. 7 para. 3(2)(a)

F6

Word in s. 28(1) inserted (7.11.2012 coming into force in accordance with reg. 1(1)) by The International Recovery of Maintenance (Hague Convention 2007 etc.) Regulations 2012 (S.I. 2012/2814), reg. 1(1), Sch. 4 para. 2(2)

F7

Word in s. 28(1) substituted (18.6.2011) by The Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments (Maintenance) Regulations 2011 (S.I. 2011/1484), reg. 1(1), Sch. 7 para. 3(2)(b)

F8

Words in s. 28(1) inserted (18.6.2011) by The Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments (Maintenance) Regulations 2011 (S.I. 2011/1484), reg. 1(1), Sch. 7 para. 3(2)(c)

F9

Ss. 13–26, 27(1)(2), 28(2)–(5), 29(1)–(4), repealed by Attachment of Earnings Act 1971 (c. 32, SIF 45), s. 29(2), Sch. 6