Maintenance Orders Enforcement Act,1921
Act No : 18
Section :
Definitions.
2. Definitions. In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context,- "Court of summary jurisdiction" means the Court of a Chief Presidency Magistrate or of a District Magistrate; "dependants" means such persons as a person against whom a maintenance order is made is liable to maintain according to the law in force in 8*[the reciprocating territory] in which the maintenance order is made; 9*["India" means the territory of India excluding the State of Jammu and Kashmir;] "maintenance order" means a decree or order, other than an order of affiliation, made by a Court in the exercise of civil or criminal jurisdiction for the periodical payment of sums of money towards --------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 Subs. by Act 3 of 1951, s. 3 and Sch., for "Part A States and Part C States". 2 Subs. by the A. O. 1950 for "in other parts of". 3 The words "in Part B States or" omitted by Act 3 of 1951, s. 3 and Sch. 4 Subs. by Act 47 of 1952, s. 2, for "His Majesty's Dominions and Protectorates". 5 The words "Acceding States and other Indian States" omitted by the A. O. 1950. 6 Subs., ibid., for the former sub-section (2). 7 Subs. by Act 3 of 1951, s. 3 and Sch., for "except Part B States". 8 Subs. by Act 47 of 1952, s. 3, for "the part of His Majesty's Dominions". 9 Ins. by Act 3 of 1951, s. 3 and Sch. *This Act has been extended to and brought into force in Dadra and Nagar Haveli (w.e.f. 1-7-1965) by Reg. 6 of 1963, s. 2 and Sch. I. This Act has been extended to the Union territory of Pondicherry by Act 26 of 1968, s. 3 and Schedule. 550 the maintenance of the wife or other dependants of the person against whom the order is made; "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act; "proper authority" means the authority appointed by, or under the law of, a reciprocating territory to receive and transmit documents to which this Act applies; and 1*["reciprocating territory" means any country or territory outside India in respect of which this Act for the time being applies by virtue of a declaration under section 3.] 2* * * * *
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