Statutory Instruments
2001 No. 2567
MAINTENANCE OF DEPENDANTS
The Reciprocal Enforcement of Maintenance Orders (Hague Convention Countries) (Variation) Order 2001
Made
18th July 2001
Laid before Parliament
30th July 2001
Coming into force
31st August 2001
At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 18th day of July 2001
Present,
The Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council
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
1972 c. 18 ; section 40 was amended by the Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1982 (c. 27) , Schedules 11 and 14.