Deductions from benefits
20. Any restriction in section 6, 7 or 8 of the Act shall not apply in relation to payments of benefit to the extent of any deduction from the payments which fall to be made under regulations made under section 5(1)(q) of the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992(1) for, or in place of, child support maintenance and for this purpose “child support maintenance” means such maintenance which is payable under Article 40 of the Child Support (Northern Ireland) Order 1991(2).
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S.I. 1991/2628 (N.I. 23); Article 40 is substituted by section 20 of the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act (Northern Ireland) 2000 (c. 4) (N.I.))