LawgistThe Maintenance Orders Enforcement Act
1Short title and extent
(1) This Act may be called the Maintenance Orders Enforcement Act, 1921.
1(2) It extends to the whole of India 2[except the State of Jammu and Kashmir*].]
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1. Subs., ibid.,for sub-section (2).
2. Subs. by Act 3 of 1951, s. 3 and the Schedule, for "except Part B States".
*. Vide Notification No. S.O. 3912 (E), dated 30th October, 2019, this Act is made applicable to the Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir and the Union territory of Ladakh.
All sections
- 1 Short title and extent
- 2 Definitions
- 3 Declaration of reciprocal arrangements
- 4 Registration in India of maintenance orders maintenance orders made in the reciprocating territories
- 5 Transmission of maintenance orders made in India
- 6 Power of summary Courts to make provisional maintenance order against persons resident in reciprocating territories
- 7 Powers of Court of summary jurisdiction to confirm maintenance order made out of India
- 8 Enforcement of maintenance orders
- 9 Payment of charges for transmission of sums awarded as maintenance and other costs and charges
- 10 Proof of documents signed by officers of Court
- 11 Depositions to be evidence
- 12 Rule-making power
