S.I. No. 459/1997:

MAINTENANCE ACT, 1994 (DESIGNATED JURISDICTIONS) (UNITED STATES OF AMERICA) ORDER, 1997.

MAINTENANCE ACT, 1994 (DESIGNATED JURISDICTIONS) (UNITED STATES OF AMERICA) ORDER, 1997.

WHEREAS Part III of the Maintenance Act. 1994. enables effect to be given to the Convention on the recover abroad of maintenance done at New York on the 20th day of June, 1956:

AND WHEREAS it is desired to apply the provisions of that Part to facilitate the recovery by persons for the time being residing in the United States of America of maintenance from persons for the time being residing in the State and for the recovery by persons for the time being residing in the State of maintenance from persons for the time being residing in the United States of America:

AND WHEREAS section 13(2) of the Act provides for that purpose that the Minister for Foreign Affairs may by order declare that any state or jurisdiction specified in the order is a designated jurisdiction for the purposes of the said Part III:

NOW, THEREFORE, I, Ray Burke, Minister for Foreign Affairs, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 13 (2) of the Maintenance Act, 1994 (No. 28 of 1994), hereby order as follows:

1. This Order may be cited as the Maintenance Act, 1994 (Designated Jurisdictions) (United States of America) Order, 1997

2. This Order shall come into operation on the 10th day of September, 1997.

3. The United States of America is hereby declared to be a designated jurisdiction for the purposes of Part III or the Maintenance Act, 1994 .

4. The Maintenance Act, 1994 (Designated Jurisdictions) (United States of America) Order. 1996 ( S.I. No. 118 of 1996 ) is hereby revoked.

GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 9 day of September 1997.

RAY BURKE

Minister for foreign Affairs

EXPLANATORY NOTE

The purpose of this Order is to declare the United States of America as a designated jurisdiction for the purposes of the 1994 Act. It replaces an Order made last year designating each constituent state of the USA. rather than the USA itself, as designated jurisdictions for the purposes of the 1994 Act. This is being done to reflect changes in US legislation.