Maintenance Act, 1994
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Interpretation. |
3.—(1) In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires— | |
“the Act of 1976” means the Family Law (Maintenance of Spouses and Children) Act, 1976 ; | ||
“the Act of 1988” means the Jurisdiction of Courts and Enforcement of Judgments (European Communities) Act, 1988 ; | ||
“the Act of 1993” means the Jurisdiction of Courts and Enforcement of Judgments Act, 1993 ; | ||
“the Central Authority” has the meaning assigned to it by section 4 ; | ||
“court”, in relation to a jurisdiction other than the State, means any authority competent under the law of that jurisdiction to make an order for the recovery of maintenance; | ||
“designated jurisdiction” has the meaning assigned to it by section 13 ; | ||
“the Minister” means the Minister for Equality and Law Reform; | ||
“the New York Convention” has the meaning assigned to it by section 13 ; | ||
“reciprocating jurisdiction” has the meaning assigned to it by section 6 ; | ||
“the Rome Convention” has the meaning assigned to it by section 6 . | ||
(2) In this Act a reference to a Part or section is to a Part or section of this Act, unless it is indicated that reference to some other enactment is intended. | ||
(3) In this Act a reference to a subsection or paragraph is to the subsection or paragraph of the provision in which the reference occurs, unless it is indicated that reference to some other provision is intended. | ||
(4) In this Act a reference to any enactment includes a reference to that enactment as amended or adapted by any other enactment including this Act. | ||
(5) This Act is without prejudice to the provisions of the Maintenance Orders Act, 1974 . |