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Matrimonial Proceedings (Children) Act 1958 in Northern Ireland

6 & 7 Eliz. 2 c. 40 · Enacted 7 July 1958 · Extends to United Kingdom

Not fully up to date. 1 change made by later legislation has not yet been written into this text, which is revised to 1 November 1996.

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s. 11(1B)(1C)insertedChildren (Scotland) Act 2020 s. 19(2)

Contents

  1. 1—6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  2. 7. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  3. 13. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  4. 14. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  5. 15Interpretation of Part II.
  6. Part III: General
  7. 17Application of enactments regulating the enforcement of maintenance orders.

1—6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .F1

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15Interpretation of Part II.

In this Part of this Act, the expression “the court” means the Court of Session or the sheriff, the expression “child” means a child under sixteen years of age, . . . F1

17Application of enactments regulating the enforcement of maintenance orders.

Any order for maintenance or other payments made by virtue of this Act or any corresponding enactment of the Parliament of Northern Ireland shall be included among the orders to which section sixteen of the M1Maintenance Orders Act, 1950, applies (which section specifies the maintenance orders which are enforceable under Part II of that Act) . . . F1