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Maintenance Orders Act 1968

1968 c. 36 · Enacted 3 July 1968 · Extends to England and Wales

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An Act to amend the enactments relating to matrimonial, guardianship and affiliation proceedings so far as they limit the weekly rate of the maintenance payments which may be ordered by magistrates’ courts.[3rd July 1968]C1I1

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Words of enactment omitted under authority of Statute Law Revision Act 1948 (c. 62), s. 3

Commencement

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Act wholly in force at 3.8.1968 see s. 3(3)

Contents

  1. 1Increase of maximum payments for children. Repealed
  2. 2Supplementary.
  3. 3Short title, extent, commencement and repeal.
  4. Schedule: SCHEDULE.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1Increase of maximum payments for children.F1

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2Supplementary.

Any order made by a magistrates’ court before the date of the commencement of this Act may be varied so as to include, from the date of the variation, provision for the payment of such increased sums as would have been lawful if the order had been made after the first mentioned date.

3Short title, extent, commencement and repeal.

(1)

This Act may be cited as the Maintenance Orders Act 1968.

(2)

This Act does not extend to Scotland or Northern Ireland.

(3)

This Act shall come into force at the expiration of the period of one month beginning with the day on which it is passed.

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