Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland
FAMILY LAW
CHILD SUPPORT
Made
16th November 1995
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 1995(1) and paragraph 2(1) of Schedule 1 to the Northern Ireland Act 1974(2) and of all other powers enabling it in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:
1. This Order may be cited as the Child Support (1995 Order) (Commencement No. 1) Order (Northern Ireland) 1995.
2. 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
L.S.
W. G. Purdy
Assistant Secretary
16th November 1995.
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 1991(3) 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—
| 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—
| 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.