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Article 21 Administering court to be informed of proceedings in foreign court

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Where any decision is reached, or warrant of distress or commitment is issued, in pursuance of a complaint or application relating to a maintenance order or the enforcement of a maintenance order (including an application under section twelve of the Act, which relates to the determination whether payments are earnings), being a complaint or application heard by a magistrates' court other than the administering court—

(a)

the clerk of the first-mentioned court shall forthwith send by post to the clerk of the administering court an extract from the register containing a minute or memorandum of the decision or of the issue of the warrant as the case may be;

(b)

on receipt of the extract the last-mentioned clerk shall enter the minute or memorandum in his register.