Maintenance Act, 1994

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Number 28 of 1994

MAINTENANCE ACT, 1994

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

Preliminary

Section
1.	Short title.
2.	Commencement.
3.	Interpretation.
4.	Central Authority.

PART II

Recovery of Maintenance (Reciprocating Jurisdictions)

5.	Construction of Part II.
6.	Interpretation of Part II.
7.	Application from reciprocating jurisdiction.
8.	Evidence in proceedings.
9.	Amendment of section 1 of Act of 1988.
10.	Amendment of section 6 of Act of 1988.
11.	Amendment of section 7 of Act of 1988.
12.	Amendment of section 11 of Act of 1993.

PART III

Recovery of Maintenance (Designated Jurisdictions)

13.	Interpretation of Part III.
14.	Application for maintenance from designated jurisdiction.
15.	Application for maintenance in designated jurisdiction.
16.	Evidence in proceedings.
17.	Obtaining of evidence from designated jurisdiction.
18.	Provisional, including protective, measures.
19.	Taking of evidence for proceedings in designated jurisdiction.

PART IV

Provisions Common to Reciprocating and Designated Jurisdictions

20.	Obtaining information on debtor.
21.	Evidence in proceedings.

PART V

Miscellaneous

22.	Enforceability of foreign maintenance orders.
23.	Currency of payments under foreign maintenance orders.
24.	Saving.
25.	Expenses.

FIRST SCHEDULE

Text of Rome Convention

SECOND SCHEDULE

Text of New York Convention

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Number 28 of 1994

MAINTENANCE ACT, 1994

AN ACT TO ENABLE EFFECT TO BE GIVEN TO THE CONVENTION BETWEEN THE MEMBER STATES OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ON THE SIMPLIFICATION OF PROCEDURES FOR THE RECOVERY OF MAINTENANCE PAYMENTS DONE AT ROME ON THE 6TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 1990, AND THE CONVENTION ON THE RECOVERY ABROAD OF MAINTENANCE DONE AT NEW YORK ON THE 20TH DAY OF JUNE, 1956, AND TO PROVIDE FOR OTHER MATTERS RELATED TO THE RECOVERY OF MAINTENANCE. [23rd November, 1994]

BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS:

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