Section 2: Definitions

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This section defines the following terms used in The Claims for Maintenance (Recovery Abroad) Ordinance, 1959: • Article — an article of the Convention • Contracting Party — Pakistan, and any other state whose instrument of ratification or accession is deposited under Article 13 and which is notified by the 1[Federal Government] in the official Gazette to be a contracting Party • Convention — the United Nations Convention on the Recovery Abroad of Maintenance; and This is the official statutory text, shown as written — it is not a paraphrase or a legal opinion. Consult a verified lawyer to see how it applies to your specific situation.

2. Definitions. ___In this Ordinance, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context,___ (a) “ Article” means an article of the Convention; (b) “Contracting Party” means Pakistan, and any other state whose instrument of ratification or accession is deposited under Article 13 and which is notified by the 1[Federal Government] in the official Gazette to be a contracting Party; (c) “Convention” means the United Nations Convention on the Recovery Abroad of Maintenance; and (d) “Transmitting Agency” and “Receiving Agency” for a Contracting Part shall mean respectively the judicial or administrative authority and the public or private body designated under Article 2 to be the Transmitting Agency or the Receiving Agency, as the case may be, and notified as such by the 2[Federal Government] in the official Gazette. 1Subs. by F.A.O., 1975, Art. 2 and Table. Page of 11

Effective date: 1959-01-01

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