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1981 Ed.]

Maintenance Orders ( Reciprocal

[CAP. 188

1

Enforcement)

CHAPTER 188

MAINTENANCE ORDERS (RECIPROCAL ENFORCEMENT)

ORDINANCE

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

Section

1. Short title

2. Interpretation

3. Orders by the Governor designating reciprocating countries

4. Transmission of maintenance order made in Hong Kong for enforcement in reciprocating country

5. Power of District Court to make provisional order against person residing in reciprocating country

6. Variation and revocation of maintenance order made in Hong Kong

7. Registration in Hong Kong of maintenance order made in reciprocating country

8. Confirmation by District Court of provisional order made in reciprocating country

9. Enforcement of maintenance order registered in Hong Kong

10. Variation and revocation of maintenance order registered in District Court

11. Cancellation of registration and transfer of order

12. Steps to be taken by the Governor where payer under certain orders is not residing in Hong Kong

13. Appeals

14. Admissibility of evidence given in a reciprocating country

15. Obtaining of evidence needed for certain proceedings

16. Order etc, made abroad need not be proved

17. Payment of sums under order made abroad: conversion of currency

18. Absence of respondent

19. Power to make rules

20. Application to certain orders and proceedings under repealed Ordinance

21. Repeal

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1981 Ed.] Maintenance Orders ( Reciprocal [CAP. 188 1 Enforcement) CHAPTER 188 MAINTENANCE ORDERS (RECIPROCAL ENFORCEMENT) ORDINANCE ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS Section 1. Short title 2. Interpretation 3. 4. Page 2 : 2 Orders by the Governor designating reciprocating countries 4 Transmission of maintenance order made in Hong Kong for enforcement in reciprocating country ༈-ཝཱ 5. Power of District Court to make provisional order against person residing in reciprocating country 5 6. Variation and revocation of maintenance order made in Hong Kong ... 6 7. Registration in Hong Kong of maintenance order made in reciprocating country 8. + ** 1 Confirmation by District Court of provisional order made in reciprocating country 9. Enforcement of maintenance order registered in Hong Kong 9 10. Variation and revocation of maintenance order registered in District Court 10 11. Cancellation of registration and transfer of order + 12 12. Steps to be taken by the Governor where payer under certain orders is not residing in Hong Kong... 12 13. Appeals 13 14. Admissibility of evidence given in a reciprocating country 13 15. Obtaining of evidence needed for certain proceedings : 14 16. Order etc, made abroad need not be proved 15 17. Payment of sums under order made abroad: conversion of currency 15 18. Absence of respondent 16 19. Power to make rules 16 20. Application to certain orders and proceedings under repealed Ordinance 17 21. Repeal 17
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1981 Ed.]

Maintenance Orders ( Reciprocal

[CAP. 188

1

Enforcement)

CHAPTER 188

MAINTENANCE ORDERS (RECIPROCAL ENFORCEMENT)

ORDINANCE

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

Section

1.

Short title

2.

Interpretation

3.

4.

Page

2

:

2

Orders by the Governor designating reciprocating countries

4

Transmission of maintenance order made in Hong Kong for enforcement in

reciprocating country

༈-ཝཱ

5.

Power of District Court to make provisional order against person residing in

reciprocating country

5

6.

Variation and revocation of maintenance order made in Hong Kong ...

6

7.

Registration in Hong Kong of maintenance order made in reciprocating country

8.

+

** 1

Confirmation by District Court of provisional order made in reciprocating

country

9.

Enforcement of maintenance order registered in Hong Kong

9

10.

Variation and revocation of maintenance order registered in District Court

10

11.

Cancellation of registration and transfer of order

+

12

12.

Steps to be taken by the Governor where payer under certain orders is not residing

in Hong Kong...

12

13.

Appeals

13

14.

Admissibility of evidence given in a reciprocating country

13

15.

Obtaining of evidence needed for certain proceedings

:

14

16.

Order etc, made abroad need not be proved

15

17.

Payment of sums under order made abroad: conversion of currency

15

18.

Absence of respondent

16

19.

Power to make rules

16

20.

Application to certain orders and proceedings under repealed Ordinance

17

21.

Repeal

17

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