1982 Ed.]

Maintenance Orders (Reciprocal Enforcement) Rules

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(c) the judge by whom the evidence of any person is so taken shall certify at the foot of any document setting out the evidence of, or produced in evidence by, that person that such evidence was taken, or document received in evidence, as the case may be, by him.

(2) Where such a request as is mentioned in paragraph (1) includes a request that the evidence be taken in a particular manner, the judge by whom the evidence is taken shall, so far as circumstances permit, comply with that request.

(3) Any document such as is mentioned in paragraph (1)(c) shall be sent to the court in the reciprocating country by or on behalf of which the request was made.

10. (1) Where a court in Hong Kong makes an order, not being a provisional order, varying a maintenance order to which section 6 of the Ordinance (variation and revocation of maintenance order made in Hong Kong) applies, the Registrar shall send written notice of the making of the order to the Governor; and where the order is made by virtue of paragraph (a) or (b) of subsection (3) of that section, he shall send such written notice to the court in a reciprocating country which would, if the order had been a provisional order, have had power to confirm the order.

(2) Where a court in Hong Kong revokes a maintenance order to which section 6 of the Ordinance applies, the Registrar shall send written notice of the revocation to the Governor and to the court in a reciprocating country which has power to confirm that maintenance order, or by which the order has been confirmed, or in which the order is registered for enforcement, as the case may be.

(3) Where under section 10 of the Ordinance (variation and revocation of maintenance order registered in the District Court in Hong Kong) the District Court makes an order, not being a provisional order, varying or revoking a registered order, the Registrar shall send written notice of the making of the order to the court in a reciprocating country which made the registered order.

(4) Where under section 8(2) of the Ordinance (confirmation by District Court of a provisional maintenance order made in a reciprocating country) the District Court confirms an order to which section 8 of the Ordinance applies, the Registrar shall send written notice of the confirmation to the court in a reciprocating country which made the order.

11. (1) Where the Registrar of the District Court-

(a) registers under section 7(3) of the Ordinance (registration in Hong Kong of a maintenance order made in a reciprocating country) an order to which section 7 applies; or

(b) registers under section 8(5) of the Ordinance an order which has been confirmed in pursuance of section 8(2) of the Ordinance,

[Subsidiary]

Transmission of orders varying, revoking or confirming maintenance orders.

L.N. 127/82.

Notice to be given to Governor where order is registered. L.N. 127/82.

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