# Domestic Proceedings and Magistrates’ Courts Act 1978, Section 55: Interpretation of Part I of Maintenance Orders (Reciprocal Enforcement) Act 1972 as respects Scotland.

Extent: E+W+S

In section 21 of the Maintenance Orders (Reciprocal Enforcement) Act 1972 (which relates to the interpretation of Part I of that Act)—
(a) in subsection (1)—
(i) the definition of “maintenance ”shall cease to have effect ; and
(ii) after the words “liable to maintain ” in paragraph (a) of the definition of “maintenance order ” there shall be inserted the following paragraph—
“(aa) an order which has been made in Scotland, on or after the granting of a decree of divorce, for the payment of a periodical allowance by one party to the marriage to the other party ;” ; and
(b) in subsection (2), after the words “subsection (1) above ” there shall be inserted the words “, to the payment of a periodical allowance as mentioned in paragraph (aa) of that definition, ”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1978/22/section/55 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/domestic-proceedings-and-magistrates-courts-act-1978/section-55
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