# Maintenance Orders (Reciprocal Enforcement) Act 1972, Section 47: Interpretation: general.

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

(1) In this Act—
“enactment” includes an enactment of the Parliament of Northern Ireland;
“magistrates’ court”, in relation to Northern Ireland, means a court of summary jurisdiction within the meaning of Article 2(2)(a) of the Magistrates’ Courts (Northern Ireland) Order 1981.
(2) References in this Act to a part of the United Kingdom are references to England and Wales, to Scotland, or to Northern Ireland.
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(4) Any reference in this Act to any other enactment is a reference thereto as amended, and includes a reference thereto as extended or applied, by or under any other enactment.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1972/18/section/47 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/maintenance-orders-reciprocal-enforcement-act-1972/section-47
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