(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order brings into operation provisions of the Child Maintenance Act (Northern Ireland) 2008 as follows:
Section 7(b), which repeals Article 43 of the Child Support (Northern Ireland) Order 1991 (“the 1991 Order”), and associated repeals come into operation on 14th July 2008. Section 7(a), which repeals Article 9 of the 1991 Order, and associated repeals also come into operation on 14th July 2008, except for existing cases.
Section 35, which amends provisions relating to liable relatives in the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 so that they do not apply in relation to children, comes into operation on 14th July 2008.
Certain other provisions come into operation on 9th July 2008.