Child Support Act 1991

[F128C Imposition of regular payments condition.U.K.

(1)Where—

(a)an application for a variation is made by the non-resident parent; and

(b)the Secretary of State makes an interim maintenance decision,

the Secretary of State may also, if he has completed his preliminary consideration (under section 28B) of the application for a variation and has not rejected it under that section, impose on the non-resident parent one of the conditions mentioned in subsection (2) (a “regular payments condition”).

(2)The conditions are that—

(a)the non-resident parent must make the payments of child support maintenance specified in the interim maintenance decision;

(b)the non-resident parent must make such lesser payments of child support maintenance as may be determined in accordance with regulations made by the Secretary of State.

(3)Where the Secretary of State imposes a regular payments condition, he shall give written notice of the imposition of the condition and of the effect of failure to comply with it to—

(a)the non-resident parent;

(b)all the persons with care concerned; and

(c)if the application for the maintenance calculation was made under section 7, the child who made the application.

(4)A regular payments condition shall cease to have effect—

(a)when the Secretary of State has made a decision on the application for a maintenance calculation under section 11 (whether he agrees to a variation or not);

(b)on the withdrawal of the application for a variation.

(5)Where a non-resident parent has failed to comply with a regular payments condition, the Secretary of State may in prescribed circumstances refuse to consider the application for a variation, and instead reach his decision under section 11 as if no such application had been made.

(6)The question whether a non-resident parent has failed to comply with a regular payments condition is to be determined by the Secretary of State.

(7)Where the Secretary of State determines that a non-resident parent has failed to comply with a regular payments condition he shall give written notice of his determination to—

(a)that parent;

(b)all the persons with care concerned; and

(c)if the application for the maintenance calculation was made under section 7, the child who made the application.]

Textual Amendments

F1Ss. 28A-28C substituted for ss. 28A-28C (10.11.2000 for specified purposes, 3.3.2003 for specified purposes) by Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act 2000 (c. 19), ss. 5(2), 86(1)(a)(2) (with ss. 28, 83(6)); S.I. 2000/2994, art. 2, Sch. Pt. 1; S.I. 2003/192, art. 3, Sch.

Modifications etc. (not altering text)