Cap. 242 Art. 12Steps to be taken wheredebtorunder certain orders is not residing in Malta.

(1) If it appears to the Minister that the debtor under a maintenance order, a certified copy of which has been received by him from a reciprocating country, is not residing in Malta or, in the case of an order which subsequently became a registered order, has ceased to reside in Malta, he shall send to the responsible authorities in that country or, if having regard to all the

(b) if the order has at any time been a registered order, a certificate of arrears signed by the Registrar;

(c) a statement giving such information as the Minister possesses as to the whereabouts of the debtor; and

(d) any other relevant documents in his possession relating to the case.

(2) Where the documents mentioned in subarticle (1) are sent to the responsible authority in a reciprocating country other than that in which the order in question was made, the Minister shall inform the responsible authority in the reciprocating country in which that order was made of what he has done.

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