Explanatory Memorandum

Child Maintenance Act (Northern Ireland) 2008

2008 CHAPTER 10

2 July 2008

Commentary on Sections

Part 2 – Child Support etc.

Miscellaneous

Section 27: Notification of Change of Address

This section inserts a new paragraph (3A) intoArticle 16A into the Child Support (Northern Ireland) Order 1991, which deals with Information Offences.

Paragraph (3A) includes, as someone who is committing an offence, a person who is liable to make payments of child support maintenance who does not notify their change of address to the Department, where regulations require them to do so.