The Child Support (Northern Ireland) Order 1991

Interpretation N.I.

2.—(1) The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954M1 shall apply to Article 1 and the following provisions of this Order as it applies to a Measure of the Northern Ireland Assembly.

(2) In this Order—

• “[F1 non-resident parent]” has the meaning given in Article 4(2);

• Definition rep. by S.I. 1998/1506 (N.I. 10)

• [F2 “appeal tribunal” means an appeal tribunal constituted under Chapter 1 of the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1998;]

• [F3 “application for a [F4 variation]” means an application under Article 28A [F5 or 28G];]

• F6 ...

• “benefit Acts” means the[F3 Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 and the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992]

• “child benefit” has the same meaning as in the Child Benefit (Northern Ireland) Order 1975M2 ;

• Definitions rep. by S.I. 1998/1506 (N.I. 10)

• “Child Support Commissioner” means a Child Support Commissioner for Northern Ireland appointed under section 23 of the Child Support Act 1991M3 ;

• “child support maintenance” has the meaning given in Article 4(6);

• Definition rep. by S.I. 1998/1506 (N.I. 10)

• F7 ...

• “deduction from earnings order” has the meaning given in Article 31(2);

• [F8 “default maintenance decision” has the meaning given in Article 14;]

• “the Department” means the Department of Health and Social Services;

• F9 ...

• “disability living allowance” has the same meaning as in the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Act 1975M4 ;

• Definition rep. by 2002 c. 21

• “income support” has the same meaning as in the benefit Acts;

• [F10 “income-based jobseeker's allowance” has the same meaning as in the Jobseekers (Northern Ireland) Order 1995;]

• [F11 “income-related employment and support allowance” means an income-related allowance under Part 1 of the Welfare Reform Act (Northern Ireland) 2007 (employment and support allowance);]

• “interim maintenance [F12 decision]” has the meaning given in Article 14;

• “liability order” has the meaning given in Article 33(2);

• “maintenance agreement” has the meaning given in Article 11(1);

• [F13 “maintenance calculation” means a calculation of maintenance made under this Order and, except in prescribed circumstances, includes a default maintenance decision and an interim maintenance decision;]

• “maintenance order” has the meaning given in Article 10(11);

• F14 ...

• “parent”, in relation to any child, means any person who is in law the mother or father of the child and, in the case of an illegitimate child, includes the father;

• [F3 “parent with care” means a person who is, in relation to a child, both a parent and a person with care;]

• “parental responsibility” [F15 has the same meaning as in the Children (Northern Ireland) Order 1995];

• “person with care” has the meaning given in Article 4(3);

• “prescribed”, except in Article 12(5), means prescribed by regulations made by the Department;

• “qualifying child” has the meaning given in Article 4(1);

• “statutory provision” has the meaning assigned to it by section 1(f) of the Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954M5 .

• [F16 “voluntary payment” has the meaning given in Article 28J.]

F1 Words in Order substituted (3.3.2003 for specified purposes) by Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act (Northern Ireland) 2000 (c. 4), ss. 25, 68(2), Sch. 3 para. 11; S.R. 2003/53, art. 3(1), Sch.

F2 S.I. 1998/1506 (N.I. 10)

F3 S.I. 1995/2702 (N.I. 13)

F4 Word in art. 2(2) in definition of "application for a departure direction" substituted (3.3.2003 for specified purposes) by Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act (Northern Ireland) 2000 (c. 4), ss. 25, 68(2), Sch. 3 para. 12(a); S.R. 2003/53, art. 3(1), Sch.

F5 Words in art. 2(2) in definition of "application for a departure direction" inserted (3.3.2003 for specified purposes) by Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act (Northern Ireland) 2000 (c. 4), ss. 25, 68(2), Sch. 3 para. 12(a); S.R. 2003/53, art. 3(1), Sch.

F6 Art. 2(2): definition of "assessable income" repealed (3.3.2003 for specified purposes) by Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act (Northern Ireland) 2000 (c. 4), ss. 25, 67, 68(2), Sch. 3 para. 12(b), Sch. 9 Pt. I; S.R. 2003/53, art. 3(1), Sch.

F7 Art. 2(2): definition of "current assessment" repealed (3.3.2003 for specified purposes) by Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act (Northern Ireland) 2000 (c. 4), ss. 25, 67, 68(2), Sch. 3 para. 12(b), Sch. 9 Pt. I; S.R. 2003/53, art. 3(1), Sch.

F8 Art. 2(2): definition of "default maintenance decision" inserted (3.3.2003 for specified purposes) by Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act (Northern Ireland) 2000 (c. 4), ss. 25, 68(2), Sch. 3 para. 12(c); S.R. 2003/53, art. 3(1), Sch.

F9 Art. 2(2): definition of "departure direction" repealed (3.3.2003 for specified purposes) by Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act (Northern Ireland) 2000 (c. 4), ss. 25, 67, 68(2), Sch. 3 para. 12(b), Sch. 9 Pt. I; S.R. 2003/53, art. 3(1), Sch.

F10 1995 NI 15

F11 Words in art. 2 inserted (27.10.2008) by Welfare Reform Act (Northern Ireland) 2007 (c. 2), s. 60(1), Sch. 3 para. 2(2); S.R. 2008/276, art. 2(2)(d), Sch. Pt. 2

F12 Word in art. 2(2) in definition of "interim maintenance assessment" substituted (3.3.2003 for specified purposes) by Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act (Northern Ireland) 2000 (c. 4), ss. 25, 68(2), Sch. 3 para. 12(d); S.R. 2003/53, art. 3(1), Sch.

F13 Art. 2(2): definition of "maintenance calculation" substituted (3.3.2003 for specified purposes) for definition of "maintenance assessment" by Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act (Northern Ireland) 2000 (c. 4), ss. 25, 68(2), Sch. 3 para. 12(e); S.R. 2003/53, art. 3(1), Sch.

F14 Art. 2(2): definition of "maintenance requirement" repealed (3.3.2003 for specified purposes) by Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act (Northern Ireland) 2000 (c. 4), ss. 25, 67, 68(2), Sch. 3 para. 12(b), Sch. 9 Pt. I; S.R. 2003/53, art. 3(1), Sch.

F15 1995 NI 2

F16 Art. 2(2): definition of "voluntary payment" added (3.3.2003 for specified purposes) by Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act (Northern Ireland) 2000 (c. 4), ss. 25, 68(2), Sch. 3 para. 12(f); S.R. 2003/53, art. 3(1), Sch.

Marginal Citations

M1 1954 c. 33 (NI)

M2 1975 NI 16

M3 1991 c. 48

M4 1975 c. 15

M5 1954 c. 33 (NI)