Extension of Act

(1) Where the Minister is satisfied that reciprocal provisions have been made by the legislature of any Commonwealth country other than the United Kingdom for the enforcement within that country of maintenance orders made by courts within Belize, the Minister may by Order published in the Gazette declare that the provisions of this Part shall extend to maintenance orders made by courts in that Commonwealth country in like manner as it extends to maintenance orders made within England or Northern Ireland, and on that Order being made this Part shall extend accordingly. (2) For the purposes of this section the expression “Commonwealth country” shall be deemed to include any territory which is defined as such in the Interpretation Act, Cap. 1. (3) In the application of this Part to a Commonwealth country other than the United Kingdom, orders intended to be registered or confirmed in that country shall be transmitted to the Minister of Foreign Affairs or his equivalent thereof. 57 Miscellaneous Provisions