1995 No. 428 (C. 8)

FAMILY LAW
CHILD SUPPORT

The Child Support (1995 Order) (Commencement No. 1) Order (Northern Ireland) 1995

Made

The Department of Health and Social Services, in exercise of the powers conferred on it by Article 1(3) of the Child Support (Northern Ireland) Order 19951 and paragraph 2(1) of Schedule 1 to the Northern Ireland Act 19742 and of all other powers enabling it in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:

Caution1

This Order may be cited as the Child Support (1995 Order) (Commencement No. 1) Order (Northern Ireland) 1995.

Day appointed for the coming into operation of certain provisions of the Child Support (Northern Ireland) Order 19952

The day appointed for the coming into operation of the provisions of the Child Support (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 specified in the Schedule to this Order is 16th November 1995.

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Health and Social Services on

W. G. PurdyAssistant Secretary

SCHEDULE

Article 2

Provisions of the Child Support (Northern Ireland) Order 1995

Subject Matter

Article 1

Title and commencement

Article 2

Interpretation

Article 6(1), (5) (for the purpose only of the making of regulations under Article 19(5) of the Child Support (Northern Ireland) Order 19913 substituted by it) and (7) (for the purpose only of the making of regulations under Article 19(7) of the Child Support (Northern Ireland) Order 1991 added by it)

Reviews on change of circumstances

Article 12

Deferral of right to apply for maintenance assessment

Article 13

Non-referral of applications for maintenance assessments

Article 14

Fees for scientific tests

Article 15

Disputed parentage

Article 16, in the respect specified below—

  • insertion of article 38B into the Child Support (Northern Ireland) Order 1991

Repayment of overpaid child support maintenance

Article 17

Compensation payments

Article 18

Payment of benefit where maintenance payments collected by the Department

Article 19(1), (2)(b) and (c), (3) and (4)

Regulations and orders

Article 20

Co-ordination with Great Britain

Schedule 3 in the respects specified below and article 21, so far as it relates to them—

  • paragraphs 1, 2, 3, 4, 9, 10, 12 and 13

Minor and consequential amendments

(This note is not part of the Order.)

This Order brings into operation on 16th November 1995 those provisions of the Child Support (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 specified in the Schedule to this Order.