Child Support Act 1991, Cross Heading: General rule is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 16 March 2025. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.
Textual Amendments
F1Sch. 1 Pt. I substituted (10.11.2000 for specified purposes, 3.3.2003 for specified purposes) by Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act 2000 (c. 19), ss. 1(3), 86(1)(a)(2), Sch. 1 (with ss. 28, 83(6)); S.I. 2000/2994, art. 2(1), Sch. Pt. 1; S.I. 2003/192, art. 3, Sch.
1(1)[F2Subject to paragraph 5A,] the weekly rate of child support maintenance is the basic rate unless a reduced rate, a flat rate or the nil rate applies.E+W+S
(2)Unless the nil rate applies, the amount payable weekly to a person with care is—
(a)the applicable rate, if paragraph 6 does not apply; or
(b)if paragraph 6 does apply, that rate as apportioned between the persons with care in accordance with paragraph 6,
as adjusted, in either case, by applying the rules about shared care in paragraph 7 or 8.]
Textual Amendments
F2Words in Sch. 1 para. 1(1) inserted (10.12.2012 for specified purposes, 29.7.2013 for specified purposes, 25.11.2013 in so far as not already in force) by Child Maintenance and Other Payments Act 2008 (c. 6), s. 62(3), Sch. 4 para. 5(1); S.I. 2012/3042, arts. 2(b), 3 (with arts. 5, 6) (as amended (29.7.2013) by S.I. 2013/1860, art. 6 and (24.6.2014) by S.I. 2014/1635, art. 6); S.I. 2013/1860, arts. 2(b), 3 (with arts. 5, 7) (as amended (24.6.2014) by S.I. 2014/1635, art. 7); S.I. 2013/2947, art. 2(a) (with arts. 3-5)
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