# Maintenance Orders Act 1950, Section 9: Contributions under Children and Young Persons (Scotland) Act 1937, and National Assistance Act 1948.

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(1) A court in Scotland shall have jurisdiction in proceedings against a person residing in England or Northern Ireland—
(a) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(aa) for a contribution order under section 80 of the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 (enforcement of duty to make contributions by parents in respect of their children while in the care of a local authority under Part II of that Act or under a supervision requirement);
(b) for an order under section forty-three or the said section 80 of the National Assistance Act 1948 (which provides for the recovery from spouses or parents of sums in respect of assistance given under that Act).
(c) for an order under section 18 of the Supplementary Benefits Act 1976 (which provides for the recovery of expenditure on supplementary benefits from persons liable for maintenance).
(d) for an order under section 106 of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 (which provides for the recovery of expenditure on income support or universal credit from such persons);
(2) A court in Scotland by which an order has been made under the said section ninety-one or the said section forty-three or the said section 80or the said section 18or the said section 106 shall have jurisdiction in proceedings against a person residing in England or Northern Ireland for the revocation or variation of that order.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Geo6/14/37/section/9 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/maintenance-orders-act-1950/section-9
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