Section 23Part 2 — Duty to Maintain
Power of Governor to extend Law to other countries or territories
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The Governor, if satisfied that, were the benefits conferred by this Law to be applied to, or to a particular class of, maintenance orders made by the courts of any country or territory outside the Islands, similar benefits would in that country or territory be applied to, or to that class of, maintenance orders made by the courts of the Islands, he may, by order, extend this Law to that country or territory, and this Law shall thereupon apply in respect of the country or territory as though —
references in it to England or Wales were references to that country or territory; and
references in it to the secretary of State were references to the Head of State or Governor of the country or territory/
An order made under subsection (1) may extend sections 14 to 22 of this Law to another country or territory either as regards maintenance orders generally, or as regards a specified class of maintenance orders.