41CPower to treat liability as satisfied

1

The Secretary of State may by regulations—

a

make provision enabling the Commission in prescribed circumstances to set off liabilities to pay child support maintenance to which this section applies;

b

make provision enabling the Commission in prescribed circumstances to set off against a person's liability to pay child support maintenance to which this section applies a payment made by the person which is of a prescribed description.

2

Liability to pay child support maintenance shall be treated as satisfied to the extent that it is the subject of setting off under regulations under subsection (1).

3

In subsection (1), the references to child support maintenance to which this section applies are to child support maintenance for the collection of which the Commission is authorised to make arrangements.