MAINTENANCE ACT (as amended, as at 01-01-2005) 19 Order to make future payments through clerk of court (1) Where an order, other than an order which requires payments to be made through a clerk of the maintenance court, has been registered in terms of section eighteen and an affidavit is lodged with a maintenance officer of the maintenance court where the order is registered stating that the order is not being complied with, the maintenance officer may issue a notice to the person against whom the order was made requiring him to appear before the maintenance court on a date to be specified in the notice and show cause why he should not be ordered to make all payments in terms of the order through the clerk of the maintenance court or to consent to an order being made against him to do so. (2) On the date specified in the notice referred to in subsection (1), if the person against whom the order was made— (a) does not appear and upon proof of the service of the notice upon him; or (b) consents thereto; or (c) does not show cause to the contrary; the maintenance court may direct that all payments in terms of the order, including any payments which are in arrears, shall be made through the clerk of the maintenance court where the order is for the time being registered in terms of section eighteen. (3) Where an order, other than an order which requires payments to be made through the clerk of the maintenance court, has been registered in terms of section eighteen and the person who is required to make payments thereunder lodges with the maintenance officer of the maintenance court where the order is registered a request that all payments in terms of the order be directed to be made through the clerk of the maintenance court, the maintenance officer may issue a notice to the party in whose favour the order was made to appear before the maintenance court on a date to be specified in the notice and to show cause why all payments in terms of the order should not be directed to be made through the clerk of the maintenance court or to consent to such direction being made. (4) On the date specified in the notice referred to in subsection (3), if the person in whose favour the order was made— (a) does not appear and upon proof of the service of the notice upon him; or (b) consents thereto; or (c) does not show cause to the contrary; the maintenance court may direct that all payments in terms of the order, including any payments which are in arrears, shall be made through the clerk of the maintenance court where the order is for the time being registered in terms of section eighteen. (5) A direction given by a maintenance court under this section may be varied in terms of section eight. 20 Transmission of order to another province or district (1) The clerk of the maintenance court may certify under his hand an order registered by him in terms of section eighteen and may transmit such order to the appropriate maintenance court of the province or district in which the person who is required to make payments in terms of the order is residing. (2) On receipt of an order transmitted in terms of subsection (1) the clerk of the maintenance court concerned shall register the order in terms of section eighteen. (3) When an order has been registered as required by subsection (2), the clerk of the maintenance court shall deliver a notice in writing to the person required to make payments in terms of the order informing him that the order has been registered at his court and, if such be the case in terms of the order, that in future all payments in terms of the order are required to be made through the clerk of that maintenance court. 21 Termination of employment and change of address to be notified (1) Where a responsible person is discharged from, or terminates his employment with, an employer against whom a direction has been made, such employer shall, within seven days, notify in writing the 9