- Statutory Instrument 2001 No. 2567
The Reciprocal Enforcement of Maintenance Orders (Hague Convention Countries) (Variation) Order 2001
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| Made | 18th July 2001 | ||
| Laid before Parliament | 30th July 2001 | ||
| Coming into force | 31st August 2001 |
Whereas Her Majesty is satisfied that arrangements have been made in Spain to ensure that maintenance orders made by courts in the United Kingdom can be enforced there:
And 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:
Now, 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[1], is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows:
1. This Order may be cited as the Reciprocal Enforcement of Maintenance Orders (Hague Convention Countries) (Variation) Order 2001 and shall come into force on 31st August 2001.
2. Schedule 1 to the Reciprocal Enforcement of Maintenance Orders (Hague Convention Countries) Order 1993[2] shall be varied by inserting, after the word "Slovakia", the word "Spain".
A. K. Galloway
Clerk of the Privy Council
(This note is not part of the Order)
The Reciprocal Enforcement of Maintenance Orders (Hague Convention Countries) Order 1993 provides for the implementation in the United Kingdom of the Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Decisions Relating to Maintenance Obligations concluded in The Hague on 2nd October 1973. Spain, in accordance with Article 31 of the Convention, has deposited its instrument of accession to the Convention.
This Order varies Schedule 1 to the 1993 Order by adding Spain to the list of Hague Convention countries to which that Order applies.
Notes:
[1] 1972 c.18; section 40 was amended by the Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1982 (c.27), Schedules 11 and 14.back
[2] S.I. 1993/593; the relevant amending instruments are S.I. 1994/1902 and 1999/1318.back
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