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Section 18, Maintenance Orders Enforcement Act, 1921 [S17-2A3]

As at 7 September 2026. In force from 28 May 1921.

In Maintenance Orders Enforcement Act, 1921 [A10-8R7]. This text from 6 September 1938, by Act 96 of 1938 [A10-ANN]. Other texts (1): from 28 May 1921 to 5 September 1938.

Synthetic. The words of this section are generated by the register; the title, number and year of the Act are real.

Cite: Section 18, Maintenance Orders Enforcement Act, 1921 [S17-2A3]. Machine: S17-2A3.

18. Appeal.—(1) Any person aggrieved by an order of the Registrar General under this Act may, within thirty days from the date on which the order is communicated to him, prefer an appeal to the Central Government in such form and accompanied by such fee as may be prescribed. (2) The appellate authority may, after giving the appellant an opportunity of being heard, confirm, modify or set aside the order appealed against. (3) No appeal shall lie under this section against an order made with the consent of the parties.

Defined terms in this text (2)

prescribed: Section 2, Maintenance Orders Enforcement Act, 1921 [S171TA] (In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—): "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act

prescribed: 996 more definitions.

Registrar: Section 2, Maintenance Orders Enforcement Act, 1921 [S171TA] (In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—): "Registrar" means the Registrar of Marriages appointed under section 6

Registrar: 79 more definitions.

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Cited by (2)

Section 21, Maintenance Orders Enforcement Act, 1921 [S17-2DD], 28 May 1921, Band A. "section 18".

Section 2, Maintenance Orders Enforcement Act (Amendment) Act, 1938 [S18-8HA], 6 September 1938, Band A. "section 18 of the Maintenance Orders Enforcement Act, 1921 (18 of 1921)".

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Section 18, Maintenance Orders Enforcement Act, 1921 [S17-2A3]