Explanatory Note
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations give effect in Great Britain to reciprocal arrangements relating to matters for which provision is made in Great Britain by the Child Support Act 1991. The arrangements are contained in the Memorandum set out in Schedule 1 to the Regulations and have been made between the Secretary of State for Social Security and the Department of Health and Social Services for Northern Ireland.
The Regulations provide that certain matters to which the provisions of the Northern Ireland legislation relate (which are set out in Schedule 2 to the Regulations) have a corresponding effect in respect of the provisions of the Child Support Act 1991.