The Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments (Maintenance) Regulations 2011

Social Security Administration Act 1992 (c.5) U.K.

14.  In section 108 M1 of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 (reduction of expenditure on income support: certain maintenance orders to be enforceable by the Secretary of State)—

(a) in subsection (4)(a)—

(i) insert “ or ” at the end of sub-paragraph (ii);

(ii) paragraph (iv) and the “or” immediately preceding it are repealed;

(b) after that paragraph, but before the “and” immediately following it insert—

“(aa) to apply for recognition and enforcement of the maintenance order under the Maintenance Regulation, to the extent permitted by Article 64 of that Regulation;”;

(c) after subsection (8) insert—

“(9) In this section “the Maintenance Regulation” means Council Regulation (EC) No 4/2009 including as applied in relation to Denmark by virtue of the Agreement made on 19th October 2005 between the European Community and the Kingdom of Denmark.”.

Marginal Citations

M1 Section 108 is prospectively repealed by sections 9(3)(b) and 58(1) of and Schedule 7 to the Welfare Reform Act 2009 (c.24). Subsection (4)(a)(iv) was inserted by article 5 and paragraph 24(c) of the Schedule to S.I.2001/3929, and amended by regulation 5 and paragraph 16 of the Schedule to S.I.2007/1655. Subsection (8) was substituted by section 57(1) of, and paragraph 2 of Schedule 7 to the Child Maintenance and Other Payments Act 2008 (c.6).