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Maintenance Orders Reciprocal Enforcement Act · s 12

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s 12Appeals

(1)

An applicant shall have the same right of appeal, if any, against a refusal by a court in Brunei Darussalam to make a provisional order under any provision of this Act as he would have had against a refusal to make the order if a summons has been duly served on the person against whom the a order is sought to be made.

(2)

Where in pursuance of any such provision, any such court confirms or refuses to confirm a provisional order made by a court in a

Maintenance Orders 18 CAP.

Reciprocal Enforcenzent reciprocating country. whether a maintenance order or an order varying or revoking a maintenance order, the payer or payee under the maintenance order shall have the same right of appeal (if any) from the confirmation of. or refusal to confirm, the provisional order as he would have if that order were not a provisional order and the court which confirmed or refused to confirm it had made or refused to make it.

(3)

Where in pursuance of any such provision any such court makes, or refuses to make, an order varying or revoking a maintenance order made by a court in a reciprocating country, then. subject to subsection (1). the payer or payee under the maintenance order shall have the same right of appeal (if any) from that order or from the refusal to make it as he would have if the maintenance order had been made by the first-mentioned court.

(4)

Nothing in this section (except subsection (1)) shall be construed as affecting any right of appeal conferred by any other written law.