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Child Support Act 1991

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  1. Introductory Text

  2. The basic principles

    1. 1. The duty to maintain.

    2. 2. Welfare of children: the general principle.

    3. 3. Meaning of certain terms used in this Act.

    4. 4. Child support maintenance.

    5. 5. Child support maintenance: supplemental provisions.

    6. 6. Applications by those receiving benefit.

    7. 7. Right of child in Scotland to apply for assessment.

    8. 8. Role of the courts with respect to maintenance for children.

    9. 9. Agreements about maintenance.

    10. 10. Relationship between maintenance assessments and certain court orders and related matters.

  3. Maintenance assessments

    1. 11. Maintenance assessments.

    2. 12. Interim maintenance assessments.

  4. Child support officers

    1. 13. Child support officers.

  5. Information

    1. 14. Information required by Secretary of State.

    2. 15. Powers of inspectors.

  6. Reviews and appeals

    1. 16. Periodical reviews.

    2. 17. Reviews on change of circumstances.

    3. 18. Reviews of decisions of child support officers.

    4. 19. Reviews at instigation of child support officers.

    5. 20. Appeals.

    6. 21. Child support appeal tribunals.

    7. 22. Child Support Commissioners.

    8. 23. Child Support Commissioners for Northern Ireland.

    9. 24. Appeal to Child Support Commissioner.

    10. 25. Appeal from Child Support Commissioner on question of law.

    11. 26. Disputes about parentage.

    12. 27. Reference to court for declaration of parentage.

    13. 28. Power of Secretary of State to initiate or defend actions of declarator: Scotland.

  7. Collection and enforcement

    1. 29. Collection of child support maintenance.

    2. 30. Collection and enforcement of other forms of maintenance.

    3. 31. Deduction from earnings orders.

    4. 32. Regulations about deduction from earnings orders.

    5. 33. Liability orders.

    6. 34. Regulations about liability orders.

    7. 35. Enforcement of liability orders by distress.

    8. 36. Enforcement in county courts.

    9. 37. Regulations about liability orders: Scotland.

    10. 38. Enforcement of liability orders by diligence: Scotland.

    11. 39. Liability orders: enforcement throughout United Kingdom.

    12. 40. Commitment to prison.

    13. 41. Arrears of child support maintenance.

  8. Special cases

    1. 42. Special cases.

    2. 43. Contribution to maintenance by deduction from benefit.

  9. Jurisdiction

    1. 44. Jurisdiction.

    2. 45. Jurisdiction of courts in certain proceedings under this Act.

  10. Miscellaneous and supplemental

    1. 46. Failure to comply with obligations imposed by section 6.

    2. 47. Fees.

    3. 48. Right of audience.

    4. 49. Right of audience: Scotland.

    5. 50. Unauthorised disclosure of information.

    6. 51. Supplementary powers to make regulations.

    7. 52. Regulations and orders.

    8. 53. Financial provisions.

    9. 54. Interpretation.

    10. 55. Meaning of “child”.

    11. 56. Corresponding provision for and co-ordination with Northern Ireland.

    12. 57. Application to Crown.

    13. 58. Short title, commencement and extent, etc.

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