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Changes over time for: Section 126
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Changes to legislation:
The Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2015, Section 126 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 25 November 2024. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.
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Changes and effects yet to be applied to Article 126:
- specified provision(s) amendment to earlier commencing S.R. 2009/4 by S.R. 2019/107 art. 2
- specified provision(s) amendment to earlier commencing S.R. 2017/190 by S.R. 2019/4 art. 5
- specified provision(s) amendment to earlier commencing S.R. 2017/190 by S.R. 2019/7 art. 3
- specified provision(s) amendment to earlier commencing S.R. 2017/216 by S.R. 2018/1 art. 7
- specified provision(s) amendment to earlier commencing SR 2016/46, art. 5(a) by S.R. 2016/166 art. 3
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Whole provisions yet to be inserted into this Order (including any effects on those provisions):
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Supporting maintenance agreementsN.I.
This section has no associated Explanatory Memorandum
126.—(1) In Article 11 of the Child Support (Northern Ireland) Order 1991 (maintenance agreements), after paragraph (2) insert—
“(2A) The Department may, with a view to reducing the need for applications under Article 7—
(a)take such steps as it considers appropriate to encourage the making and keeping of maintenance agreements, and
(b)in particular, before accepting an application under that Article, invite the applicant to consider with the Department whether it is possible to make such an agreement.”
(2) In Schedule 2 to the Child Maintenance Act (Northern Ireland) 2008 (maintenance calculations: transfer of cases to new rules), in paragraph 3, after sub-paragraph (2) insert—
“(3) The Department may before accepting an application required by provision under sub-paragraph (2)(b) invite the applicant to consider with the Department whether it is possible to make a maintenance agreement (within the meaning of Article 11 of the Child Support Order).”
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