The Maintenance Orders Enforcement Act

Short title and extent

Definitions

Declaration of reciprocal arrangements

Registration in India of maintenance orders maintenance orders made in the reciprocating territories

Transmission of maintenance orders made in India

Power of summary Courts to make provisional maintenance order against persons resident in  reciprocating territories

Powers of Court of summary jurisdiction to confirm maintenance order made out of India

Enforcement of maintenance orders

Payment of charges for transmission of sums awarded as maintenance and other costs and charges

Proof of documents signed by officers of Court

Depositions to be evidence

Rule-making power

All sections

 1[3. Declaration of reciprocal arrangements.—If the Central Government is satisfied that
legal provision exists in any country or territory outside India for the enforcement within that
country or territory of maintenance orders made by Courts in India, the Central Government may,
by notification in the Official Gazette, declare that this Act applies in respect of that country or
territory and thereupon it shall apply accordingly.] 

LAWGIST

# 3 Declaration of reciprocal arrangements