Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland

2007 No. 347

family law

child support

The Child Support (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007

Made

27th July 2007

Coming into operation

1st August 2007

Approved by resolution of the Assembly on

22nd October 2007

The Department for Social Development makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by Articles 16(1), 32(1), 34(1) and 48(4) of, and paragraphs 5(1), (2) and 10(1) of Schedule 1 to, the Child Support (Northern Ireland) Order 1991(1) and now vested in it(2).

(1)

S.I. 1991/2628 (N.I. 23); Section 1(3) of the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act (Northern Ireland) 2000 (c. 4 (N.I.)) (“the 2000 Act”) substituted a new Part 1 of Schedule 1 to the Child Support (Northern Ireland) Order 1991 (“the 1991 Order”). This provision was commenced in relation to certain cases only on 3rd March 2003 (See Article 3 of S.R. 2003 No. 53 (C. 4)). Paragraph 5(1) and (2) of Schedule 1 to the 1991 Order relates only to cases for which the amendments in the 2000 Act have not been commenced. Paragraph 10(1) of Schedule 1 to the 1991 Order relates to cases for which the amendments in the 2000 Act have been commenced. Article 16(1) is amended by section 12 of, and paragraph 16 of Schedule 3 to, the 2000 Act in respect of certain cases commenced on 3rd March 2003 only. The power is exercised in these regulations both in its amended and unamended form

(2)

See Article 8(b) of S.R. 1999 No. 481