Article 9 Amendments to the Magistrates' Courts (Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1982) Rules (Northern Ireland) 1986

in paragraph (1) after the words “a Contracting State” insert the words “or a Regulation State”;

in paragraph (5) for the words “which this Rule applies” substitute the words “vary or revoke a maintenance order where the payer under the order is residing in a Contracting State”;

after paragraph (5) insert the following new paragraph—

“(6)

Where upon an application to vary or revoke a maintenance order where the payer under the order is residing in a Regulation State the court varies or revokes the order, the clerk of petty sessions shall cause notice thereof to be given to the respondent by sending a copy of the order of variation or revocation by post addressed to his last known or usual place of abode and, on application by the complainant, shall give to the complainant the following documents—

(a)

a certified copy of the order of variation or revocation; and

(b)

a completed certificate in the form of Annex V to the Regulation;

with a view to an application being made by the complainant for enforcement of the order of variation or revocation under Articles 38 and 39 of the Regulation.”.