MAINTENANCE AND AFFILIATION ORDERS ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 1966

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MAINTENANCE AND AFFILIATION ORDERS ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 1966 - SECT 16

Interpretation of this Part.

16.(1) In this Part

"collecting officer" has the same meaning as in section 95(2) of the
Magistrates' Courts Act (Northern Ireland) 1964;

"court of registration", in relation to an order, means the court in which the
order is registered;

"defendant", in relation to a maintenance order, means the person liable to
make payments under the maintenance order;

"maintenance order" has the meaning assigned to it by section 10(2);

"order" means a maintenance order to which this Part applies;

"original court", in relation to an order, means the court first having
jurisdiction to make the order, whether or not the order was made on appeal
from that court;

"prescribed" means prescribed by rules of court;

"proper officer", in relation to a court of summary jurisdiction, means the
clerk of petty sessions;

"registered" means registered in accordance with the provisions of this Part
and "registration" shall be construed accordingly.

(2) Any reference in this Part to "rules of court" shall, in relation to a
court of summary jurisdiction, be construed as a reference to magistrates'
courts rules.

(3) Any reference in this Part to an order made by the High Court or by a
court of summary jurisdiction includes an order made on appeal from those
courts, as the case may be.

(4) Any reference in this Part to a person entitled to receive payments under
a maintenance order is a reference to a person entitled to receive such
payments either directly or through another person or for transmission to
another person.

(5) Any reference in this Part to proceedings relating to an order includes a
reference to proceedings in which the order may be made.

(6) Any reference in this Part to costs incurred in proceedings relating to a
maintenance order shall be construed, in the case of a maintenance order made
by the High Court, as a reference to such costs as are included in an order
for costs relating solely to that maintenance order.

Ss.1719 rep. by 1980 NI 5 art.42(2)(b) sch.4

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MAINTENANCE AND AFFILIATION ORDERS ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 1966 - SECT 16