Where a Court in [India] has, whether before or after the commencement of this Act, made a maintenance order against any person, and it is proved to that Court that the person against whom the order was made is resident in a reciprocating territory, the Court shall send to the Central Government, for transmission to the proper authority of that territory, a certified copy of the order.
Section 5: Transmission of maintenance orders made in India.
The Maintenance Orders Enforcement Act, 1921Central Act · Act 18 of 1921
Where this provision sits
| Act | The Maintenance Orders Enforcement Act, 1921 |
|---|---|
| Section | 5 |
| Marginal note | Transmission of maintenance orders made in India. |
| Jurisdiction | Central |
| Status | In force as published by the source |
How this provision has been amended
Taken from the footnotes printed with the provision by the source. Where a footnote names the amending instrument, it is quoted as printed.
- substituted, Act 3 of 1951. . Subs. by Act 3 of 1951, s. 3 and the Schedule, for "the States".
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