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Protection of the Rights of Elders Act 2000 · As enacted · Part VI · Appointment of the Board
32. Enforcement of maintenance orders
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Maintenance orders made under this Act shall be deemed for the purposes of enforcement, to be orders made by a Magistrate under the Maintenance Ordinance and may be enforced by the Magistrate having jurisdiction over the place where the applicant for whose benefit the maintenance order is made, resides, in the same manner as maintenance order made under that Ordinance.
16 Protection of the Rights of Elders Act, No. 9 of 2000