{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/reciprocal-enforcement-of-maintenance-orders-hague-convention-countries-order-1993/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/reciprocal-enforcement-of-maintenance-orders-hague-convention-countries-order-1993/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1993/593",
  "legislation_title": "The Reciprocal Enforcement of Maintenance Orders (Hague Convention Countries) Order 1993",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/reciprocal-enforcement-of-maintenance-orders-hague-convention-countries-order-1993",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "MAINTENANCE OF DEPENDANTS\nMade 10th March 1993\nLaid before Parliament 12th March 1993\nComing into force 5th April 1993\nAt the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 10th day of March 1993\nPresent,\nThe Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council\nWhereas Her Majesty is satisfied that arrangements have been made in the countries and territories specified in Schedule 1 to this Order to ensure that maintenance orders made by courts in the United Kingdom against persons in those countries and territories can be enforced there:\nAnd whereas Her Majesty is satisfied that in the interest of reciprocity it is desirable to ensure that maintenance orders made by courts in the countries and territories specified in Schedule 1 to this Order against persons in the United Kingdom can be enforced in the United Kingdom:\nNow, therefore, Her Majesty, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 40 and 45(1) of the Maintenance Orders (Reciprocal Enforcement) Act 1972is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1972 c. 18; section 40 was amended by the Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1982 (c. 27), Schedules 11 and 14."
    }
  ],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1993/593/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."
}