The Child Support (Consequential Provisions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations make provision consequential on the coming into operation of section 7 of the Child Maintenance Act (Northern Ireland) 2008, which repeals Articles 9 and 43 of the Child Support (Northern Ireland) Order 1991.

The Regulations remove references to Articles 9 and 43, and related terms, in the following statutory rules—

  • the Child Support (Maintenance Assessment Procedure) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1992;

  • the Child Support Departure Direction and Consequential Amendments Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996;

  • the Social Security and Child Support (Decisions and Appeals) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999;

  • the Child Support (Maintenance Calculation Procedure) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2001;

  • the Child Support (Maintenance Calculations and Special Cases) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2001;

  • the Child Support (Transitional Provisions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2001;

  • the Child Support (Variations) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2001; and

  • the Child Support (Voluntary Payments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2001.

The Regulations also make some consequential revocations.