The Child Support (Collection and Enforcement and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2000

Citation, commencement and interpretation E+W+S

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Child Support (Collection and Enforcement and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2000.

(2) Regulations 4 and 6(3), and, for the purposes of those provisions, this regulation, shall come into force on 2nd April 2001 and regulation 2(6)(c) and (9), and, for the purposes of those provisions, this regulation, shall come into force on the day on which section 16 of the 2000 Act comes into force.

[F1 (2A) Regulation 2(6)(b) and, for the purposes of that provision, this regulation, shall come into force on 31st May 2001.]

(3) The remainder of these Regulations shall come into force in relation to a particular case on the day on which sections 1(2) and (3), 4, 18(1) and (2), and 20(1) of and Schedule 3 paragraph 11(2) and (16) to the 2000 Act come into force for the purposes of that type of case.

(4) In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires—

• “the 2000 Act” means the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act 2000;

• “the Act” means the Child Support Act 1991;

• “the Arrears, Interest and Adjustment Regulations” means the Child Support (Arrears, Interest and Adjustment of Maintenance Assessments) Regulations 1992 M1 ;

• “the Collection and Enforcement Regulations” means the Child Support (Collection and Enforcement) Regulations 1992 M2 ;

• “the Collection and Enforcement of Other Forms of Maintenance Regulations” means the Child Support (Collection and Enforcement of Other Forms of Maintenance) Regulations 1992 M3 ; and

• “the Fees Regulations” means the Child Support Fees Regulations 1992 M4 .

Textual Amendments

F1 Reg. 1(2A) inserted (31.5.2001) by The Child Support (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2001 (S.I. 2001/1775), regs. 1, 2

Commencement Information

I1 Reg. 1 coming into force in accordance with {reg. 1(2)(3)} and S.I. 2000/3354 and S.I. 2003/192

Marginal Citations

M1 S.I. 1992/1816. Relevant amending instruments are S.I. 1993/913, 1995/1045, 1995/3261, 1996/1345 and 1999/1510.

M2 S.I. 1992/1989. Relevant amending instruments are S.I. 1993/913, 1994/227, 1995/3261, 1996/1945, 1998/58, 1999/977 and 1999/1510.

M3 S.I. 1992/2643, as amended by S.I. 1993/913.

M4 S.I. 1992/3094. Relevant amending instruments are S.I. 1994/227, 1995/1045, 1996/1345, 1996/1945 and 1999/977.