(1) Where a maintenance order is made by a court in England or Ireland, and the order is provisional only and has no effect unless and until confirmed by a district court in Saint Lucia, and a certified copy of the order, together with the depositions of witnesses and a statement of the grounds on which the order might have been opposed is transmitted to the Governor General, and it appears to the Governor General that the person against whom the order was made is resident in Saint Lucia, the Governor General may send the said documents to the prescribed officer of a district court, with a requisition that a summons be issued calling upon the person to show cause why that order should not be confirmed, and upon receipt of such documents and requisition the court shall issue such a summons and cause it to be served upon such person.