{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/reciprocal-enforcement-of-maintenance-orders-hague-convention-countries-variation-order-1987/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/reciprocal-enforcement-of-maintenance-orders-hague-convention-countries-variation-order-1987/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1987/1282",
  "legislation_title": "The Reciprocal Enforcement of Maintenance Orders (Hague Convention Countries) (Variation) Order 1987",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/reciprocal-enforcement-of-maintenance-orders-hague-convention-countries-variation-order-1987",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "MAINTENANCE OF DEPENDANTS\nMade 21st July 1987\nLaid before Parliament 29th July 1987\nComing into force 20th August 1987\nAt the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 21st day of July 1987\nPresent,\nThe Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council\nWhereas Her Majesty is satisfied that arrangements have been made in the Federal Republic of Germany to ensure that maintenance orders made by courts in the United Kingdom 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 that country can be enforced in the United Kingdom;\nNow, therefore, Her Majesty, in exercise of the powers conferred on Her by sections 40 and 45(1) 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": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1972 c. 18; section 40 was amended by paragraph 11 of Schedule 11 to the Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1982 (c. 27)."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1987/1282/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T16:23:16.632327+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}