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Child Maintenance Act (Northern Ireland) 2008

Child Maintenance Act (Northern Ireland) 2008

2008 CHAPTER 10

Commentary on Sections

Part 3 - General

Section 37: General interpretation

This section sets out definitions for the purposes of the Act. Subsection (2) sets out that for the purposes of amendments or repeals, where the Child Support (Northern Ireland) Order 1991 has been amended by the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act (Northern Ireland) 2000, for limited purposes only, the amendment will apply to both versions of the Order unless otherwise stated.

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