Part III Forfeitures and Deductions and Enforcement of Maintenance Liabilities

F1150AEnforcement of maintenance assessment by deductions from pay.

(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 F2maintenance assessment F2maintenance calculation 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 F3maintenance assessment F3maintenance calculation; F4or

(b)

F4to 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 F5the Secretary of State—

(a)

makes F6or cancels a F7maintenance assessment F7maintenance calculation or a fresh F7maintenance assessment F7maintenance calculation; and

(b)

has reason to believe that the person against whom F8the assessment F8the calculation 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 F8the assessment F8the calculation F6or (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 F9maintenance assessment F9maintenance calculation was made.