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Contents

• Commencement
• Amendments and other effects
• SIs made under the Act

Commencement

Section	Commencement Date	Commencement Information
Whole Act	25 November 1995	Maintenance Act 1994 (Commencement) Order 1995 (S.I. No. 288 of 1995), art. 2

Amendments and other effects

How Affected	Affecting Provision
Proceedings under Act included in definition of Family Law proceedings	27/2017, s. 2
Application restricted	S.I. No. 274 of 2011, regs. 1(2), 22
Designation of prescribed person	S.I. No. 338 of 2005, sch.
Construction of references amended	S.I. No. 297 of 1997, art. 4(2), schedule
Transfer of functions under	S.I. No. 297 of 1997, art. 4(1)(a), schedule
Legal aid under	32/1995, s. 28
S. 3(1) amended	7/2012, s. 2(1)(a)
	S.I. No. 52 of 2002, regs. 2, 13(1)(a), 13(2)
	33/1996, ss. 1(2), 53(a)
	52/1998, ss. 1(2), 22(1)
	26/1995, ss. 1(2)(a), 45(a)
S. 4(2)(a) substituted	7/2012, s. 2(1)(b)
	S.I. No. 52 of 2002, regs. 2, 13(1)(b), 13(2)
	52/1998, ss. 1(2), 22(2)
	33/1996, ss. 1(2), 53(b)
S. 4(2)(a) amended	26/1995, ss. 1(2)(a), 45(b)
S. 4(2)(aa) inserted	7/2012, s. 2(1)(b)
S. 5 amended	7/2012, s. 2(1)(c)
	S.I. No. 52 of 2002, regs. 2, 13(1)(c), 13(2)
	52/1998, ss. 1(2), 22(3)
S. 6(1) amended	7/2012, s. 2(1)(d)
	S.I. No. 52 of 2002, regs. 2, 13(1)(d), 13(2)
	52/1998, ss. 1(2), 22(4)(a)
	52/1998, ss. 1(2), 22(4)(b)
S. 6(2)(a) substituted	7/2012, s. 2(1)(e)
S. 6(2)(a) amended	52/1998, ss. 1(2), 22(4)(c)
S. 6(3) amemded	7/2012, s. 2(1)(f)
S. 7(1) amended	7/2012, s. 2(1)(g)(i)
	S.I. No. 52 of 2002, regs. 2, 13(1)(e)(i), 13(2)
	52/1998, ss. 1(2), 22(5)
S. 7(2) amended	S.I. No. 52 of 2002, regs. 2, 13(1)(e)(ii), 13(2)
S. 7 application restricted with prospective effect	31/2004, ss. 1(2), 40(1)-40(10)
S. 7(2A) inserted	S.I. No. 52 of 2002, regs. 2, 13(1)(e)(iii), 13(2)
S. 7(2A) substituted	7/2012, s. 2(1)(g)(ii)
S. 7(4)(a) amended	7/2012, s. 2(1)(g)(iii)
	S.I. No. 52 of 2002, regs. 2, 13(e)(iv), 13(2)
S. 7(5)(a) amended	7/2012, s. 2(1)(g)(iv)
	S.I. No. 52 of 2002, regs. 2, 13(e)(v), 13(2)
S. 7(5)(b)(iv) amended	7/2012, s. 2(1)(g)(v)
	S.I. No. 52 of 2002, regs. 2, 13(e)(vi), 13(2)
S. 7(7) repealed	52/1998, ss. 1(2), 23(c)
Ss. 9-12 repealed	52/1998, ss. 1(2), 23(c)
S. 14 exempt.	26/1995, ss. 1(2), 23(3)(d), 27(2)
S. 14(1)(a) substituted	52/1998, ss. 1(2), 22(6)(a)
S. 14(1)(aa) inserted	S.I. No. 52 of 2002, regs. 2, 13(1)(f)(i), 13(2)
S. 14(1)(aa) substituted	7/2012, s. 2(1)(h)(i)
S. 14(1)(b) amended	48/2024, ss. 1(2), 81(a)(i)(I)
S. 14(1)(b) form prescribed	S.I. No. 93 of 1997, ord. 62, rl. 19, forms 62.9-62.10, schedule C
S. 14(1)(c) amended	48/2024, ss. 1(2), 81(a)(i)(II)
S. 14(1)(c) form prescribed	S.I. No. 93 of 1997, ord. 62, rls. 20, 21, form 62.11-62.12, schedule C
S. 14(1)(c)(i) substituted	33/1996, ss. 1(2), 53(c)(i)
	26/1995, ss. 1(2)(a), 45(c)(i)
S. 14(2) amended	48/2024, ss. 1(2), 81(a)(ii)
Ss. 14(2)(a), (b) substituted	52/1998, ss. 1(2), 22(6)(b)
S. 14(3) substituted	33/1996, ss. 1(2), 53 (c)(ii)
S. 14(3) amended	26/1995, ss. 1(2)(a), 45(c)(ii)
S. 14(4)(e) substituted	26/1995, ss. 1(2)(a), 45(c)(iii)
S. 14(7) amended	48/2024, ss. 1(2), 81(a)(iii)(I), (II)
S. 14(7) form prescribed	S.I. No. 93 of 1997, ord. 62, rl. 22, form 62.13, schedule C
S. 14(9A) inserted	52/1998, ss. 1(2), 22(6)(c)
S. 14(9A)(a) amended	7/2012, s. 2(1)(h)(ii)
S. 14(9A)(a) substituted	S.I. No. 52 of 2002, regs. 2, 13(1)(f)(ii), 13(2)
S. 14(10) amended	48/2024, ss. 1(2), 81(a)(iv)
S. 14(11)(a) amended	48/2024, ss. 1(2), 81(a)(v)(I)
S. 14(11)(b) amended	48/2024, ss. 1(2), 81(a)(v)(II)
S. 15(2)(a) amended	48/2024, ss. 1(2), 81(b)(i)
S. 15(2)(a) form prescribed	S.I. No. 93 of 1997, ord. 62, rl. 23, forms 62.14, 62.15, schedule C
S. 15(2)(c) amended	48/2024, ss. 1(2), 81(b)(ii)
S. 15(3)(b) form prescribed	S.I. No. 93 of 1997, ord. 62, rl. 24, forms 62.16, schedule C
S. 19(2) amended	48/2024, ss. 1(2), 81(c)(i)
S. 19(2) form prescribed	S.I. No. 93 of 1997, ord. 62, rls. 25(1), 25(2), forms 62.17-18, schedule C
S. 19(6) amended	48/2024, ss. 1(2), 81(c)(ii)
S. 19(7) amended	48/2024, ss. 1(2), 81(c)(iii)
S. 19(9) application extended	S.I. No. 93 of 1997, ord. 62, rl. 25(3)
S. 19(9)(a) amended	48/2024, ss. 1(2), 81(c)(iv)
S. 20(1) substituted	S.I. No. 52 of 2002, regs. 2, 13(1)(g), 13(2)
S. 20(1) amended	52/1998, ss. 1(2), 22(7)
S. 20(2) amended	48/2024, ss. 1(2), 81(d)(i)
S. 20(2) form prescribed	S.I. No. 93 of 1997, ord. 62, rl. 29, forms 62.19-62.20, schedule C
S. 20(3) amended	48/2024, ss. 1(2), 81(d)(ii)

SIs made under the Act

Section	SIs made under the Act
S. 13(2)	Maintenance Act, 1994 (Section 13(2)) (Declaration) Order 1997 (S.I. No. 460 of 1997)
	Maintenance Act, 1994 (Designated Jurisdictions) (United States of America) Order 1997 (S.I. No. 459 of 1997)
	Maintenance Act, 1994 (Designated Jurisdictions) (United States of America) Order 1996 (S.I. No. 118 of 1996)