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Divorce Act

Version of section 20.1 from 2003-04-01 to 2014-03-31:


Marginal note:Assignment of order

  •  (1) A support order may be assigned to

    • (a) any minister of the Crown for Canada designated by the Governor in Council;

    • (b) any minister of the Crown for a province, or any agency in a province, designated by the Lieutenant Governor in Council of the province;

    • (c) any member of the Legislative Assembly of Yukon, or any agency in Yukon, designated by the Commissioner of Yukon;

    • (d) any member of the Council of the Northwest Territories, or any agency in the Northwest Territories, designated by the Commissioner of the Northwest Territories; or

    • (e) any member of the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut, or any agency in Nunavut, designated by the Commissioner of Nunavut.

  • Marginal note:Rights

    (2) A minister, member or agency referred to in subsection (1) to whom an order is assigned is entitled to the payments due under the order, and has the same right to be notified of, and to participate in, proceedings under this Act to vary, rescind, suspend or enforce the order as the person who would otherwise be entitled to the payments.

  • 1993, c. 28, s. 78
  • 1997, c. 1, s. 9
  • 1998, c. 15, s. 23
  • 2002, c. 7, s. 160

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