Cap. 48 Art. 12Extent of Ordinance.

(1) Where the President of Malta is satisfied that reciprocal provisions have been made by the legislature of any part of Her Majesty’s Dominions outside Malta for the enforcement within that part of maintenance orders made by the court of Malta, the President of Malta may by proclamation extend this Ordinance to that part, and thereupon that part shall become a part of Her Majesty’s Dominions to which this Ordinance extends.

(2) The President of Malta may by proclamation extend this Ordinance to any British Protectorate, and when so extended this Ordinance shall apply as if any such Protectorate was a part of Her Majesty’s Dominions to which this Ordinance extends.