Women’s Charter 1961 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 9 · Enforcement of Maintenance Orders
85. Referral by MEO for financial assistance
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An MEO may, in relation to a referred application —
MEO
“maintenance enforcement officer” or “MEO” means an individual appointed under section 77(1), and includes the chief maintenance enforcement officer or “Chief MEO”;
refer the applicant or respondent (as the case may be) to a social service officer for any financial assistance; and
disclose to the social service officer any information provided or obtained under section 84(2) or 86 that the MEO thinks is relevant to the referral.
In this section, “social service officer” means any individual who is authorised under the Community Care Endowment Fund Act 2005 to make payment out of the Community Care Endowment Fund established by section 3(1) of that Act and includes any other prescribed individual.