Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland
Family Law
Child Support
Made
25th March 2009
Coming into operation in accordance with regulation 1
Approved by resolution of the Assembly on
1st June 2009
The Department for Social Development makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by Articles 3(1)(c), 16(1), 19(3) and (5), 28J(3), 46(1A) and (1C)(b), 47(1) and (2)(a), (b) and (f) and 48(2) of, and paragraphs 5(a), 5(1) and (2), 6(4) and 9(d) of Schedule 1, and paragraphs 4(1) and 5(1) of Schedule 4B to, the Child Support (Northern Ireland) Order 1991(1), and now vested in it(2), and section 38(2) of the Child Maintenance Act (Northern Ireland) 2008(3).
S.I. 1991/2628(N.I. 23). Article 16(1) was amended by section 12 of, and paragraph 16 of Schedule 3 to, the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act (Northern Ireland) 2000 c. 4 (N.I.) (“the 2000 Act”) and Schedule 5 to the Child Maintenance Act (Northern Ireland) 2008 c. 10 (N.I.) (“the 2008 Act”). Article 19 was substituted by Article 41 of the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1998 (S.I. 1998/1506 (N.I. 10)) (“the 1998 Order”). Article 28J was inserted by the 2008 Act. Article 47(2)(b) was amended by paragraph 31(b) of Schedule 6 to the 1998 Order and is substituted by paragraph 27(b) of Schedule 3 to the 2000 Act for certain cases only. Article 48(2), in so far as it relates to cases for which the amendments in the 2000 Act have not been commenced, was amended by paragraph 13 of Schedule 3 to the Child Support (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 (S.I. 1995/2702 (N.I. 13)) (“the 1995 Order”) and Schedule 5 to the 2008 Act. In so far as it relates to cases for which the amendments in the 2000 Act have been commenced, it was amended by Schedule 5 to the 2008 Act. Paragraph 5(a) of Schedule 1 is part of that Schedule so substituted by section 1(3) of, and Schedule 1 to, the 2000 Act and is operative for certain cases only. Paragraphs 5(1) and (2), 6(4) and 9(d) of Schedule 1 are of that part of Schedule 1 which has not been substituted by section 1(3) of the 2000 Act. Schedule 4B was inserted by Article 3(3) of, and Schedule 2 to, the 1995 Order, and paragraph 5(1) of that Schedule is the authority for the amendments in regulation 5 of these Regulations. Schedule 4B was substituted by section 6 of, and Schedule 2 to, the 2000 Act for certain cases only, and paragraph 4(1) of Schedule 4B as so substituted is the authority used for the amendments in regulation 8 of these Regulations
See Article 8(b) of S.R. 1999 No. 481