The Maintenance Orders Enforcement Act `1921
An Act to facilitate the enforcement in India of Maintenance Orders made in reciprocating territories and vice versa.
List of Chapters & Sections
All sections
- 1Short title and extent
- 2Definitions
- 3Declaration of reciprocal arrangements
- 4Registration in India of maintenance orders maintenance orders made in the reciprocating territories
- 5Transmission of maintenance orders made in India
- 6Power of summary Courts to make provisional maintenance order against persons resident in reciprocating territories
- 7Powers of Court of summary jurisdiction to confirm maintenance order made out of India
- 8Enforcement of maintenance orders
- 9Payment of charges for transmission of sums awarded as maintenance and other costs and charges
- 10Proof of documents signed by officers of Court
- 11Depositions to be evidence
- 12Rule-making power