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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/reciprocal-enforcement-of-maintenance-orders-designation-of-reciprocating-countries-order-1974/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1974/556",
  "legislation_title": "The Reciprocal Enforcement of Maintenance Orders (Designation of Reciprocating Countries) Order 1974",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/reciprocal-enforcement-of-maintenance-orders-designation-of-reciprocating-countries-order-1974",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "MAINTENANCE OF DEPENDANTS\nMade 26th March 1974\nLaid before Parliament 2nd April 1974\nComing into Operation 8th May 1974\nAt the Court at Windsor Castle, the 26th day of March 1974\nPresent,\nThe Queen's Most Excellent Majesty in Council\nWhereas Her Majesty is satisfied that, in the event of the benefits conferred by Part I of the Maintenance Orders (Reciprocal Enforcement) Act 1972 being applied to, or to particular classes of, maintenance orders made by the courts of each of the countries and territories specified in column (1) of the Schedule to this Order, similar benefits will in that country or territory be applied to, or to those classes of, maintenance orders made by the courts of the United Kingdom;\nAnd whereas Her Majesty considers the provisions contained in Article 4 of this Order expedient for the purpose of securing the matters set out in section 24 of the said Act of 1972;\nNow, therefore, Her Majesty, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 1 and 24 of the Maintenance Orders (Reciprocal Enforcement) Act 1972, is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows:—",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1974/556/introduction",
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  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}