Amendment of the Child Support Maintenance Calculation Regulations8.

(1)

The Child Support Maintenance Calculation Regulations (Northern Ireland) 201218 are amended as follows.

(2)

In regulation 14(1) (grounds for revision), for sub-paragraph (a) substitute—

“(a)

if the Department receives an application for the revision of a decision under either Article 18 or Article 28G of the Child Support Order—

(i)

within 30 days after the date of notification of the decision;

(ii)

within 30 days after the date on which notice of the correction is given under regulation 27A(3) (correction of accidental errors); or

(iii)

within such longer time as may be allowed under regulation 15;”.

(3)

After Chapter 5 (notification of decisions) add—

“Chapter 5AAccidental errors

Correction of accidental errors27A.

(1)

An accidental error in a decision of the Department made under the Child Support Order, or in any record of such a decision, may be corrected by the Department at any time.

(2)

Such a correction is to be treated as part of that decision or of that record.

(3)

The Department must give written notice of the correction as soon as practicable to the persons to whom notice of the decision was required to be given.

(4)

In calculating the time within which an application may be made under regulation 14(1)(a) (grounds for revision) for a decision to be revised, no account is to be taken of any day falling before the day on which notice of the correction was given.”.