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S.I. No. 459/1997 - Maintenance Act, 1994 (Designated Jurisdictions) (United States of America) Order, 1997.
Statutory Text (5 Articles)
1. This Order may be cited as the
Maintenance Act, 1994
(Designated Jurisdictions) (United States of America) Order, 1997
2. This Order shall come into operation on the 10th day of September, 1997.
3. The United States of America is hereby declared to be a designated jurisdiction for the purposes of Part III or the
Maintenance Act, 1994
.
4. The
Maintenance Act, 1994
(Designated Jurisdictions) (United States of America) Order. 1996 (
S.I. No. 118 of 1996
) is hereby revoked.
GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 9 day of September 1997.
RAY BURKE
Minister for foreign Affairs
EXPLANATORY NOTE
The purpose of this Order is to declare the United States of America as a designated jurisdiction for the purposes of the 1994 Act. It replaces an Order made last year designating each constituent state of the USA. rather than the USA itself, as designated jurisdictions for the purposes of the 1994 Act. This is being done to reflect changes in US legislation.
S.I. No. 459 of 1997.
MAINTENANCE ACT, 1994 (DESIGNATED JURISDICTIONS) (UNITED STATES OF AMERICA) ORDER, 1997.
WHEREAS Part III of the Maintenance Act. 1994. enables effect to be given to the Convention on the recover abroad of maintenance done at New York on the 20th day of June, 1956
AND WHEREAS it is desired to apply the provisions of that Part to facilitate the recovery by persons for the time being residing in the United States of America of maintenance from persons for the time being residing in the State and for the recovery by persons for the time being residing in the State of maintenance from persons for the time being residing in the United States of America
AND WHEREAS section 13(2) of the Act provides for that purpose that the Minister for Foreign Affairs may by order declare that any state or jurisdiction specified in the order is a designated jurisdiction for the purposes of the said Part III
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Ray Burke, Minister for Foreign Affairs, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by
section 13
(2) of the
Maintenance Act, 1994
(No. 28 of 1994), hereby order as follows