Part XIIConsequential Amendments

Amendment of the Child Support (Information, Evidence and Disclosure) Regulations49.

(1)

The Child Support (Information, Evidence and Disclosure) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 199230 shall be amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (5).

(2)

In regulation 8 (disclosure of information to a court or tribunal)—

(a)

the existing provision shall be numbered as paragraph (1);

(b)

after paragraph (1) there shall be added the following paragraph—

“(2)

For the purposes of this regulation “proceedings” includes the determination of an application referred to a child support appeal tribunal under Article 28D(1)(b) of the Order.”.

(3)

In regulation 9A(2)31 (disclosure of information to other persons) for sub-paragraph (c) there shall be substituted the following sub-paragraph—

“(c)

the personal representative of a relevant person where—

(i)

a review of appeal was pending at the date of death of that person and the personal representative is dealing with that review or appeal on behalf of that person, or

(ii)

an application for a departure direction had been made but not determined at the date of death of that person and the personal representative is dealing with that application on behalf of that person;”.

(4)

In regulation 10(1)32 (disclosure of information by the Department) for “or in connection with an assessment which is or has been in force” there shall be substituted “, an assessment which is or has been in force or in connection with a departure direction”.

(5)

In regulation 10A(2)33 (disclosure of information by a child support officer) the words “or in connection with” shall be omitted and at the end there shall be added “or in connection with a departure direction”.