# The Magistrates' Courts (Reciprocal Enforcement of Maintenance Orders) Rules 1974, Article 2


(1) In these Rules, unless the context otherwise requires—
“the Act” means the Maintenance Orders (Reciprocal Enforcement) Act 1972; and
“his register”, in relation to a justices' clerk, means the register kept by that clerk in pursuance of rule 54 of the Magistrates' Courts Rules 1968 .
(2) The Interpretation Act 1889 shall apply for the interpretation of these Rules as it applies for the interpretation of an Act of Parliament.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1974/668/article/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/magistrates-courts-reciprocal-enforcement-of-maintenance-orders-rules-1974/article-2
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