• Maintenance Act, 1998 (Act No. 99 of 1998)
  • Notice No. 1534 of 1998
  • Act
  • Preamble
  • Chapter 1 : Interpretation and Application of Act
    • 1. Definitions
    • 2. Application of Act
  • Chapter 2 : Maintenance Courts and Court Officers
    • 3. Maintenance courts
    • 4. Maintenance officers
    • 5. Maintenance investigators
  • Chapter 3 : Maintenance Enquiries
    • Complaints and Investigations
      • 6. Complaints relating to maintenance
      • 7. Investigation of complaints
      • 8. Examination of persons by maintenance officer
    • The enquiry
      • 9. Maintenance officer may cause witnesses to be subpoenaed
      • 10. Enquiry by maintenance court
      • 11. Rights and privileges of witnesses
    • Documentary evidence
      • 12. Proof of statements in writing by consent
      • 13. Evidence and findings of fact recorded in respect of existing maintenance order
      • 14. Proof of entries in accounting records and documentation of banks
  • Chapter 4 : Maintenance and other Orders
    • 15. Duty of parents to support their children
    • Orders
      • 16. Maintenance and ancillary orders
      • 17. Orders by consent
      • 18. Orders by default
      • 19. Variation or setting aside of certain orders
      • 20. Orders as to costs of service and directions
      • 21. Orders relating to scientific tests regarding paternity
    • Administrative provisions
      • 22. Notice of substitution or discharge of maintenance orders
      • 23. Transfer of maintenance orders
    • Effect of orders, and appeals
      • 24. Effect of orders of maintenance court
      • 25. Appeals against orders
  • Chapter 5 : Civil Execution
    • 26. Enforcement of maintenance or other orders
    • 27. Warrants of execution
    • 28. Attachment of emoluments
    • 29. Notice relating to attachment of emoluments
    • 30. Attachment of debts
  • Chapter 6 : Offences and Penalties
    • 31. Offences relating to maintenance orders
    • 32. Offences relating to examination of persons by maintenance officer
    • 33. Offences relating to witnesses
    • 34. Offences relating to false information
    • 35. Offences relating to maintenance enquiries
    • 36. Offences relating to publication of information in respect of children
    • 37. Offences relating to disclosure
    • 38. Offences relating to certain notices
    • 39. Offences relating to notice of change of address
    • 39A. Offences relating to maintenance investigators
  • Chapter 7 : Orders Relating to Prosecutions
    • 40. Recovery of arrear maintenance
    • 41. Conversion of criminal proceedings into maintenance enquiry
  • Chapter 8 :  General and Supplementary Provisions
    • 42. Record of proceedings at maintenance enquiries
    • 43. Photographs of persons subject to maintenance orders
    • 44. Regulations
    • 45. Repeal or amendment of laws, and savings
    • 46. Transitional arrangements in respect of execution of maintenance or other orders
    • 47. Short title and commencement
  • Schedule
    • Laws Repealed or Amended
• Regulations
  • Regulations relating to Maintenance
    • Notice No. R. 1361 of 1999
    • 1. Definitions
    • Chapter 1 : Complaints and Investigations
      • 2. Complaints
      • 2A. Locating whereabouts of person who may be affected by order
      • 3. Investigation by maintenance officer
      • 4. Subpoena
      • 5. Subsistence and travelling allowances
      • 6. Statements by witnesses
      • 7. Notification to admit statements by witnesses
    • Chapter 2 : Maintenance and other Orders
      • 8. Maintenance and ancillary orders
      • 9. Notices
      • 10. Orders by consent
      • 11. Orders by default
      • 12. Variation or setting aside of orders
      • 13. Substitution or discharge of maintenance orders
      • 14. Transfer of maintenance orders
      • 15. Appeals against orders
    • Chapter 3 : Civil Execution
      • 16. Enforcement of maintenance or other orders
      • 17. Warrant of execution
      • 18. Particulars of persons authorised to execute warrant of execution
      • 19. Application for the setting aside of a warrant of execution
      • 20. Attachment of emoluments
      • 21. Attachment of debts
      • 21A. Furnishing of personal particulars of person convicted
    • Chapter 4 : Offences and Orders relating to Prosecutions
      • 22. Complaints of failure to comply with orders
      • 23. Recovery of arrear maintenance
    • Chapter 4A : Powers of Maintenance Investigators
      • 23A. Powers, duties and functions of maintenance investigator
    • Chapter 5 : General and Supplementary Provisions
      • 24. Record of proceedings
      • 25. Photographs of persons subject to maintenance orders
      • 26. Service of documents
      • 27. Short title
    • Annexures