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Number 23 of 1940
ENFORCEMENT OF COURT ORDERS ACT 1940
REVISED
Updated to 1 January 2025
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. Note that some amendments may not be in force until commenced by a commencement order or other provision.
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consolidation of the
Enforcement of Court Orders Act 1940
. It is prepared by the
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Law Reform Commission
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(3/1975) to keep the law under review and to undertake revision and
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Number
23
of
1940.
ENFORCEMENT OF COURT ORDERS ACT 1940
REVISED
Updated to 1 January 2025
ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
PART I
Amendment of the Enforcement of Court Orders Act,
1926
Section
1.
The Principal Act.
2.
Construction of this Part of this Act.
3.
Time within which application for examination order may be made.
4.
Duration of instalment orders.
5.
Variation of instalment orders.
6.
Failure to
comply with instalment order.
6A.
Entitlement to
legal aid.
PART II
Miscellaneous And General
7.
Amendment of
section 1 of the Married Women (Maintenance in case of Desertion) Act,
1886.
(Repealed)
8.
Enforcement of certain orders for periodical payments.
9.
Release of persons imprisoned for non-payment of money.
10.
Short title and citation.
Acts Referred to
Enforcement of Court Orders Act, 1926
No. 18 of 1926
Illegitimate Children (Affiliation Orders) Act, 1930
No. 17 of 1930
Number
23
of
1940.
ENFORCEMENT OF COURT ORDERS ACT 1940
REVISED
Updated to 1 January 2025
AN ACT TO AMEND AND EXTEND THE LAW IN RELATION TO THE ENFORCEMENT OF CERTAIN COURT
ORDERS AND TO MAKE PROVISION FOR THE RELEASE IN PROPER CASES OF PERSONS IMPRISONED
FOR NON-PAYMENT OF MONEY. [10
th July,
1940.]
BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS:—
Annotations
Editorial Notes
E1
Previous affecting
provision: application of collectively cited
Enforcement of Court Orders
Acts
restricted (27.05.1947) by
Agricultural Credit Act 1947
(14/1947), s. 53, commenced on enactment; repealed (1.03.1978) by
Agricultural
Credit Act 1978
(2/1978), s. 7 and sch., S.I. No. 49 of 1978.
Annotations
Editorial Notes
E1
Previous affecting
provision: application of collectively cited
Enforcement of Court Orders
Acts
restricted (27.05.1947) by
Agricultural Credit Act 1947
(14/1947), s. 53, commenced on enactment; repealed (1.03.1978) by
Agricultural
Credit Act 1978
(2/1978), s. 7 and sch., S.I. No. 49 of 1978.
PART I
Amendment of the Enforcement of Court Orders Act,
1926
Section
1.
The Principal Act.
2.
Construction of this Part of this Act.
3.
Time within which application for examination order may be made.
4.
Duration of instalment orders.
5.
Variation of instalment orders.
6.
Failure to
comply with instalment order.
6A.
Entitlement to
legal aid.
PART II
Miscellaneous And General
7.
Amendment of
section 1 of the Married Women (Maintenance in case of Desertion) Act,
1886.
(Repealed)
8.
Enforcement of certain orders for periodical payments.
9.
Release of persons imprisoned for non-payment of money.
10.
Short title and citation.
Number
23
of
1940.