Section 135 — Family Proceedings Act 1980: Designation of countries

135 Designation of countries (1) The Minister of the Crown who is responsible for the Department for Courts may from time to time, by notice in the Gazette , specify as a designated country for the purposes of this Act any country that is not a Commonwealth country. (2) The Minister of the Crown who is responsible for the Department for Courts may, in any notice published under subsection (1) of this section specifying any country as a designated country, provide that in their application to that country the provisions of this Act relating to Commonwealth and designated countries shall apply with such modifications as may be specified in the notice. Compare: 1968 No 62 s 71 Subsections (1) and (2) were amended, as from 1 July 1995, by section 10(1) Department of Justice (Restructuring) Act 1995 (1995 No 39) by substituting the words “ Minister of the Crown who is responsible for the Department for Courts ” for the words “ Minister of Justice ” .