# Maintenance Orders (Reciprocal Enforcement) Act 1972, Introduction: Introductory text


An Act to make new provision, applying throughout the United Kingdom, in place of the Maintenance Orders (Facilities for Enforcement) Act 1920; to make provision with a view to the accession by the United Kingdom to the United Nations Convention on the Recovery Abroad of Maintenance done at New York on 20th June 1956; to make other provision for facilitating the recovery of maintenance by or from persons in the United Kingdom from or by persons in other countries; to extend the jurisdiction of magistrates’ courts to hear complaints by or against persons outside England and Wales; and for purposes connected with the matters aforesaid.
[23rd March 1972]

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1972/18/introduction (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/maintenance-orders-reciprocal-enforcement-act-1972/introduction
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