Art. 2 Interpretation. — MAINTENANCE ORDERS

For the purposes of this Ordinance -

(a) the expression "certified copy" in relation to an order

of a court means a copy of the order certified by the

proper officer of the court to be a true copy;

(b) the expression "dependants" means such persons as

that person is, according to the law in force in the part

of Her Majesty’s Dominions in which the maintenance

order was made, liable to maintain;

(c) the expression "maintenance order" means any

judgment or order for the periodical payment of sums

of money towards the maintenance of the wife or other

dependants of the person against whom the order is

made;

(d) the expression "prescribed" means prescribed by rules

of court.

*By article 18 of the Maintenance Orders (Reciprocal Enforcement) Act, Cap. 242,

this Ordinance was repealed. That article, however, was to come into force on a date

or dates to be fixed by notice in the Gazette. By three separate notices (L.N. 48 of

1975, L.N. 153 of 1977, and L.N. 44 of 1978) the said article 18 was brought into

force but only with respect to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern

Ireland, the Commonwealth of Australia and Gibraltar. The Ordinance is therefore

still in force with respect to Bermuda.

Although, therefore, the Ordinance has been reproduced in its original form, as

amended, and still includes references to England, Northern Ireland and other parts of

H.M’s Dominions, these references are now to be construed as limited only to

Bermuda. Moreover, the Ordinance as a whole must be read in the light of the

foregoing.

†See Order-in-Council of the 27th of June, 1921 published in Malta by Government

Notice No. 199 of the 22nd of July, 1921

‡See Proclamation No. II of 1921.

CAP. 48.] M A INT E N A NC E O R DERS (FAC ILITIES FO R EN FO RC EMEN T)

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