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The Maintenance Orders Enforcement Act `1921

An Act to facilitate the enforcement in India of Maintenance Orders made in reciprocating territories and vice versa.
1921
List of Chapters & Sections

  1. All sections

  2. 1
     Short title and extent
  3. 2
     Definitions
  4. 3
     Declaration of reciprocal arrangements
  5. 4
     Registration in India of maintenance orders maintenance orders made in the reciprocating territories
  6. 5
     Transmission of maintenance orders made in India
  7. 6
     Power of summary Courts to make provisional maintenance order against persons resident in reciprocating territories
  8. 7
     Powers of Court of summary jurisdiction to confirm maintenance order made out of India
  9. 8
     Enforcement of maintenance orders
  10. 9
     Payment of charges for transmission of sums awarded as maintenance and other costs and charges
  11. 10
     Proof of documents signed by officers of Court
  12. 11
     Depositions to be evidence
  13. 12
     Rule-making power