Explanatory note

Article 3 of this Order designates as reciprocating countries for the purposes of Part I of the Maintenance Orders (Reciprocal Enforcement) Act 1972 the following countries and territories: Anguilla, Falkland Islands and Dependencies, Isle of Man, Nauru, Papua New Guinea, St. Helena and Zimbabwe.

The Reciprocal Enforcement of Maintenance Orders (Designation of Reciprocating Countries) Order 1974 designated, for the purposes of Part I of the Act of 1972, Manitoba subject to the exclusion of provisional affiliation orders and New Zealand subject to the exclusion of provisional affiliation orders and orders for the payment of a child's birth and funeral expenses. Article 4 of this Order varies the Order of 1974 so as to extend the designation in respect of Manitoba and New Zealand to maintenance orders generally.

Article 5 of this Order contains transitional provisions in respect of maintenance orders and proceedings to which the Maintenance Orders (Facilities for Enforcement) Act 1920 applied before the coming into operation of this Order.