(1)Subsection (2) applies where any officer, warrant officer, non-commissioned officer or airman of the regular air force (“the liable person”) is required to make periodical payments in respect of any child in accordance with a maintenance assessment made under the Child Support Act 1991.
(2)The Defence Council or an officer authorised by them may order such sum to be deducted from the pay of the liable person and appropriated in or towards satisfaction of any obligation of his—
(a)to make periodical payments in accordance with the maintenance assessment; or
(b)to pay interest (by virtue of regulations made under section 41(3) of the Act of 1991) with respect of arrears of child support maintenance payable in accordance with the assessment,
as they, or the authorised officer, thinks fit.
(3)Where [F2the Secretary of State]]—
(a)makes or cancels a maintenance assessment or a fresh maintenance assessment; and
(b)has reason to believe that the person against whom the assessment is, or was, made is an officer, warrant officer, non-commissioned officer or airman of the regular air force,
the Secretary of State shall inform the Defence Council or an officer authorised by them of the terms of the assessment or (as the case may be) that it has been cancelled.
(4)This section applies whether or not the liable person was a member of the regular air force when the maintenance assessment was made.
Textual Amendments
F1S. 150A inserted (E.W.S.) (12.4.1993) by S.I. 1993/785, art. 3(1)
F2Words in s. 150A(3) substituted (1.6.1999) by 1998 c. 14, ss. 86(1), 87(2), Sch. 7 para. 2; S.I. 1999/1510, art. 2(g)
Textual Amendments applied to the whole legislation
F3Act: the provisions of the 1955 Acts providing for findings of courts-martial to be subject to confirmation and to revision at the direction of the confirming officer cease to have effect (1.4.1997 subject to art. 3 of the commencing S.I.) by virtue of 1996 c. 46, s. 15; S.I. 1997/304, arts. 2, 3, Sch. 2