(1)The Secretary of State may by regulations make such incidental, supplemental and transitional provision as he considers appropriate in connection with any provision made by or under this Act.
(2)The regulations may, in particular, make provision—
(a)as to the procedure to be followed with respect to—
(i)the making of applications for maintenance assessments;
(ii)the making, cancellation or refusal to make maintenance assessments;
[F1(iii)the making of decisions under section 16 or 17;]
(b)extending the categories of case to which [F2Schedule 4C] applies;
(c)as to the date on which an application for a maintenance assessment is to be treated as having been made;
(d)for attributing payments made under maintenance assessments to the payment of arrears;
(e)for the adjustment, for the purpose of taking account of the retrospective effect of a maintenance assessment, of amounts payable under the assessment;
(f)for the adjustment, for the purpose of taking account of over-payments or under-payments of child support maintenance, of amounts payable under a maintenance assessment;
(g)as to the evidence which is to be required in connection with such matters as may be prescribed;
(h)as to the circumstances in which any official record or certificate is to be conclusive (or in Scotland, sufficient) evidence;
(i)with respect to the giving of notices or other documents;
(j)for the rounding up or down of any amounts calculated, estimated or otherwise arrived at in applying any provision made by or under this Act.
(3)No power to make regulations conferred by any other provision of this Act shall be taken to limit the powers given to the Secretary of State by this section.
Textual Amendments
F1S. 51(2)(a)(iii) substituted (16.11.1998) by Social Security Act 1998 (c. 14), s. 87(2), Sch. 7 para. 46(a); S.I. 1998/2780, art. 2 (with art. 3)
F2Words in s. 51(2)(b) substituted (4.3.1999 for specified purposes, 1.6.1999 in so far as not already in force) by Social Security Act 1998 (c. 14), s. 87(2), Sch. 7 para. 46(b); S.I. 1999/528, art. 2(a), Sch.; S.I. 1999/1510, art. 2(g)(v)