Family Law Reform Act 1969
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28 Short title, interpretation, commencement and extent.
(1) This Act may be cited as the Family Law Reform Act 1969. (2) Except where the context otherwise requires, any reference in this Act to any enactment shall be construed as a reference to that enactment as amended, extended or applied by or under any other enactment, including this Act. (3) This Act shall come into force on such date as the Lord Chancellor may appoint by order made by statutory instrument, and different dates may be appointed for the coming into force of different provisions. (4) In this Act— (a) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (b) section 2, so far as it amends any provision of . . . the Marriage with Foreigners Act 1906, has the same extent as that provision; (c) sections . . . 6(7), so far as they affect Part II of the Maintenance Orders Act 1950, extend to Scotland and Northern Ireland; (d) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (e) section 11, so far as it relates to the Employers and Workmen Act 1875, extends to Scotland; (f) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (g) section 19 extends to Scotland; but, save as aforesaid, this Act shall extend to England and Wales only.
28 Short title, interpretation, commencement and extent.
(1) This Act may be cited as the Family Law Reform Act 1969. (2) Except where the context otherwise requires, any reference in this Act to any enactment shall be construed as a reference to that enactment as amended, extended or applied by or under any other enactment, including this Act. (3) This Act shall come into force on such date as the Lord Chancellor may appoint by order made by statutory instrument, and different dates may be appointed for the coming into force of different provisions. (4) In this Act— (a) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (b) section 2, so far as it amends any provision of . . . the Marriage with Foreigners Act 1906, has the same extent as that provision; (c) sections . . . 6(7), so far as they affect Part II of the Maintenance Orders Act 1950, extend to Scotland and Northern Ireland; (d) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (e) section 11, so far as it relates to the Employers and Workmen Act 1875, extends to Scotland; (f) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (g) section 19 extends to Scotland; but, save as aforesaid, this Act shall extend to England and Wales only.
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