Valid from 02/12/1996
7(1)Section 24 (appeal to Child Support Commissioner) is amended as follows.
(2)After subsection (1) insert—
“(1A)The Secretary of State may appeal to a Child Support Commissioner on a question of law in relation to any decision of a child support appeal tribunal made in connection with an application for a departure direction.”
(3)In subsection (3), for paragraph (c) substitute—
“(c)on an appeal by the Secretary of State, refer the case to a child support appeal tribunal with directions for its determination; or
(d)on any other appeal, refer the case to a child support officer or, if he considers it appropriate, to a child support appeal tribunal with directions for its determination.”