http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1992/1815/schedule/1/part/III/1998-01-19The Child Support (Maintenance Assessments and Special Cases) Regulations 1992texttext/xmlenFAMILY LAW;CHILD SUPPORTStatute Law Database2024-05-03Expert Participation1998-01-19 These Regulations provide for various matters relating to the calculation of child support maintenance under the Child Support Act 1991 (“the Act") and also make provision for special cases under the Act. SCHEDULE 1 CALCULATION OF N AND MPART III OTHER INCOME8The amount of the other income to be taken into account in calculating or estimating N and M shall be the aggregate of the following amounts determined in accordance with this Part.9Any periodic payment of pension or other benefit under an occupational or personal pension scheme or a retirement annuity contract or other such scheme for the provision of income in retirement.10Any payment received on account of the provision of board and lodging which does not come within Part I of this Schedule.11Subject to regulation 7(3)(b) and paragraph 12, any payment to a student of—agrant;ban amount in respect of grant contribution;ccovenant income except to the extent that it has been taken into account under sub-paragraph (b);da student loan.12The income of a student shall not include any payment—aintended to meet tuition fees or examination fees;bintended to meet additional expenditure incurred by a disabled student in respect of his attendance on a course;cintended to meet additional expenditure connected with term time residential study away from the student’s educational establishment;don account of the student maintaining a home at a place other than that at which he resides during his course;eintended to meet the cost of books, and equipment (other than special equipment) or, if not so intended, an amount equal to the amount allowed under regulation 38(2)(f) of the Family Credit (General) Regulations 1987 towards such costs;fintended to meet travel expenses incurred as a result of his attendance on the course.13Any interest, dividend or other income derived from capital.14Any maintenance payments in respect of a parent.14A1Subject to sub-paragraph (2), the amount of any earnings top-up paid to or in respect of the absent parent or the parent with care.2Subject to sub-paragraphs (3) and (4), where earnings top-up is payable and the amount which is payable has been calculated by reference to the weekly earnings of either the absent parent and another person or the parent with care and another person—aif during the period which is used to calculate his earnings under paragraph 2 or, as the case may be, paragraph 5, the normal weekly earnings of that parent exceed those of the other person, the amount payable by way of earnings top-up shall be treated as the income of that parent;bif during that period, the normal weekly earnings of that parent equal those of the other person, half of the amount payable by way of earnings top-up shall be treated as the income of that parent;cif during that period, the normal weekly earnings of that parent are less than those of that other person, the amount payable by way of earnings top-up shall not be treated as the income of that parent.3Where any earnings top-up is in payment and, not later than the effective date, the person, or, if more than one, each of the persons by reference to whose engagement and normal engagement in remunerative work that payment has been calculated is no longer the partner of the person to whom that payment is made, the payment in question shall be treated as the income of the parent in question only where that parent is in receipt of it.4Where earnings top-up is in payment and, not later than the effective date, either or both of the persons by reference to whose engagement and normal engagement in remunerative work that payment has been calculated has ceased to be employed, half of the amount payable by way of earnings top-up shall be treated as the income of the parent in question.15Any other payments or other amounts received on a periodical basis which are not otherwise taken into account under Part I, II, IV or V of this except payments or other amounts which— are excluded from the definition of “earnings” by virtue of paragraph 1(2);are excluded from the definition of “the relevant income of a child” by virtue of paragraph 23; orare the share of housing costs attributed by virtue of paragraph (3) of regulation 15 to any former partner of the parent of the qualifying child in respect of whom the maintenance assessment is made and are paid to that parent.161Subject to sub-paragraphs (2) to (6) the amount of any income to which this Part applies shall be calculated or estimated—awhere it has been received in respect of the whole of the period of 26 weeks which ends at the end of the relevant week, by dividing such income received in that period by 26;bwhere it has been received in respect of part of the period of 26 weeks which ends at the end of the relevant week, by dividing such income received in that period by the number of complete weeks in respect of which such income is received and for this purpose income shall be treated as received in respect of a week if it is received in respect of any day in the week in question.2The amount of maintenance payments made in respect of a parent—awhere they are payable weekly and have been paid at the same amount in respect of each week in the period of 13 weeks which ends at the end of the relevant week, shall be the amount equal to one of those payments;bin any other case, shall be the amount calculated by aggregating the total amount of those payments received in the period of 13 weeks which ends at the end of the relevant week and dividing by the number of weeks in that period in respect of which maintenance was due.3In the case of a student—athe amount of any grant and any amount paid in respect of grant contribution shall be calculated by apportioning it equally between the weeks in respect of which it is payable;bthe amount of any covenant income shall be calculated by dividing the amount payable in respect of a year by 52 (or, where such amount is payable in respect of a lesser period, by the number of complete weeks in that period) and, subject to sub-paragraph (4), deducting £5·00;cthe amount of any student loan shall be calculated by apportioning the loan equally between the weeks in respect of which it is payable and, subject to sub-paragraph (4), deducting £10·00.4For the purposes of sub-paragraph (3)—anot more than £500 shall be deducted under sub-paragraph (3)(b);bnot more than £1000 in total shall be deducted under sub-paragraphs (3)(b) and (c).5Where in respect of the period of 52 weeks which ends at the end of the relevant week a person is in receipt of interest, dividend or other income which has been produced by his capital, the amount of that income shall be calculated by dividing the aggregate of the income so received by 52.6Where a calculation would, but for this sub-paragraph, produce an amount which, in the opinion of the child support officer, does not accurately reflect the normal amount of the other income of the person in question, such income, or any part of it, shall be calculated by reference to such other period as may, in the particular case, enable the other income of that person to be determined more accurately and for this purpose the child support officer shall have regard to the nature and pattern of receipt of such income.S.I. 1987/1973; the relevant amending instrument is S.I. 1991/1520. At the date of making these Regulations the amount was £257 per annum.Sch. 1 para. 14A added (7.10.1996) by The Child Support (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 1996 (S.I. 1996/1945), regs. 1(2), 24(4)Words in Sch. 1 para. 15 substituted (19.1.1998) by The Child Support (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 1998 (S.I. 1998/58), regs. 1(2), 56(4) (with reg. 59)
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<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1992/1815/schedule/1/paragraph/14A/2/1998-01-19" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1992/1815/schedule/1/paragraph/14A/2" id="schedule-1-paragraph-14A-2">
<Pnumber>
<Addition ChangeId="key-b4da2a23060e6aca8b068684eda7c73a-1612363091309" CommentaryRef="key-b4da2a23060e6aca8b068684eda7c73a">2</Addition>
</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="key-b4da2a23060e6aca8b068684eda7c73a-1612363091309" CommentaryRef="key-b4da2a23060e6aca8b068684eda7c73a">Subject to sub-paragraphs (3) and (4), where earnings top-up is payable and the amount which is payable has been calculated by reference to the weekly earnings of either the absent parent and another person or the parent with care and another person—</Addition>
</Text>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1992/1815/schedule/1/paragraph/14A/2/a/1998-01-19" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1992/1815/schedule/1/paragraph/14A/2/a" id="schedule-1-paragraph-14A-2-a">
<Pnumber>
<Addition ChangeId="key-b4da2a23060e6aca8b068684eda7c73a-1612363091309" CommentaryRef="key-b4da2a23060e6aca8b068684eda7c73a">a</Addition>
</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="key-b4da2a23060e6aca8b068684eda7c73a-1612363091309" CommentaryRef="key-b4da2a23060e6aca8b068684eda7c73a">if during the period which is used to calculate his earnings under paragraph 2 or, as the case may be, paragraph 5, the normal weekly earnings of that parent exceed those of the other person, the amount payable by way of earnings top-up shall be treated as the income of that parent;</Addition>
</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1992/1815/schedule/1/paragraph/14A/2/b/1998-01-19" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1992/1815/schedule/1/paragraph/14A/2/b" id="schedule-1-paragraph-14A-2-b">
<Pnumber>
<Addition ChangeId="key-b4da2a23060e6aca8b068684eda7c73a-1612363091309" CommentaryRef="key-b4da2a23060e6aca8b068684eda7c73a">b</Addition>
</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="key-b4da2a23060e6aca8b068684eda7c73a-1612363091309" CommentaryRef="key-b4da2a23060e6aca8b068684eda7c73a">if during that period, the normal weekly earnings of that parent equal those of the other person, half of the amount payable by way of earnings top-up shall be treated as the income of that parent;</Addition>
</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1992/1815/schedule/1/paragraph/14A/2/c/1998-01-19" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1992/1815/schedule/1/paragraph/14A/2/c" id="schedule-1-paragraph-14A-2-c">
<Pnumber>
<Addition ChangeId="key-b4da2a23060e6aca8b068684eda7c73a-1612363091309" CommentaryRef="key-b4da2a23060e6aca8b068684eda7c73a">c</Addition>
</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="key-b4da2a23060e6aca8b068684eda7c73a-1612363091309" CommentaryRef="key-b4da2a23060e6aca8b068684eda7c73a">if during that period, the normal weekly earnings of that parent are less than those of that other person, the amount payable by way of earnings top-up shall not be treated as the income of that parent.</Addition>
</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1992/1815/schedule/1/paragraph/14A/3/1998-01-19" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1992/1815/schedule/1/paragraph/14A/3" id="schedule-1-paragraph-14A-3">
<Pnumber>
<Addition ChangeId="key-b4da2a23060e6aca8b068684eda7c73a-1612363091309" CommentaryRef="key-b4da2a23060e6aca8b068684eda7c73a">3</Addition>
</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="key-b4da2a23060e6aca8b068684eda7c73a-1612363091309" CommentaryRef="key-b4da2a23060e6aca8b068684eda7c73a">Where any earnings top-up is in payment and, not later than the effective date, the person, or, if more than one, each of the persons by reference to whose engagement and normal engagement in remunerative work that payment has been calculated is no longer the partner of the person to whom that payment is made, the payment in question shall be treated as the income of the parent in question only where that parent is in receipt of it.</Addition>
</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1992/1815/schedule/1/paragraph/14A/4/1998-01-19" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1992/1815/schedule/1/paragraph/14A/4" id="schedule-1-paragraph-14A-4">
<Pnumber>
<Addition ChangeId="key-b4da2a23060e6aca8b068684eda7c73a-1612363091309" CommentaryRef="key-b4da2a23060e6aca8b068684eda7c73a">4</Addition>
</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="key-b4da2a23060e6aca8b068684eda7c73a-1612363091309" CommentaryRef="key-b4da2a23060e6aca8b068684eda7c73a">Where earnings top-up is in payment and, not later than the effective date, either or both of the persons by reference to whose engagement and normal engagement in remunerative work that payment has been calculated has ceased to be employed, half of the amount payable by way of earnings top-up shall be treated as the income of the parent in question.</Addition>
</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
</P1para>
</P1>
<P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1992/1815/schedule/1/paragraph/15/1998-01-19" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1992/1815/schedule/1/paragraph/15" RestrictStartDate="1998-01-19" id="schedule-1-paragraph-15">
<Pnumber>15</Pnumber>
<P1para>
<Text>
Any other payments or other amounts received on a periodical basis which are not otherwise taken into account under Part I,
<Acronym Expansion="2">II</Acronym>
,
<Acronym Expansion="4">IV</Acronym>
or V of this
<Substitution ChangeId="key-b7c9cc59dfc3a8149ddf4902dee786f8-1613036570007" CommentaryRef="key-b7c9cc59dfc3a8149ddf4902dee786f8">except payments or other amounts which— </Substitution>
</Text>
<OrderedList Decoration="parens" Type="alpha">
<ListItem>
<Para>
<Text>
<Substitution ChangeId="key-b7c9cc59dfc3a8149ddf4902dee786f8-1613036570007" CommentaryRef="key-b7c9cc59dfc3a8149ddf4902dee786f8">are excluded from the definition of “earnings” by virtue of paragraph 1(2);</Substitution>
</Text>
</Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>
<Text>
<Substitution ChangeId="key-b7c9cc59dfc3a8149ddf4902dee786f8-1613036570007" CommentaryRef="key-b7c9cc59dfc3a8149ddf4902dee786f8">are excluded from the definition of “the relevant income of a child” by virtue of paragraph 23; or</Substitution>
</Text>
</Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>
<Text>
<Substitution ChangeId="key-b7c9cc59dfc3a8149ddf4902dee786f8-1613036570007" CommentaryRef="key-b7c9cc59dfc3a8149ddf4902dee786f8">are the share of housing costs attributed by virtue of paragraph (3) of regulation 15 to any former partner of the parent of the qualifying child in respect of whom the maintenance assessment is made and are paid to that parent.</Substitution>
</Text>
</Para>
</ListItem>
</OrderedList>
</P1para>
</P1>
<P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1992/1815/schedule/1/paragraph/16/1998-01-19" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1992/1815/schedule/1/paragraph/16" RestrictEndDate="1999-06-01" RestrictStartDate="1993-04-05" id="schedule-1-paragraph-16">
<Pnumber>16</Pnumber>
<P1para>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1992/1815/schedule/1/paragraph/16/1/1998-01-19" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1992/1815/schedule/1/paragraph/16/1" id="schedule-1-paragraph-16-1">
<Pnumber>1</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>Subject to sub-paragraphs (2) to (6) the amount of any income to which this Part applies shall be calculated or estimated—</Text>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1992/1815/schedule/1/paragraph/16/1/a/1998-01-19" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1992/1815/schedule/1/paragraph/16/1/a" id="schedule-1-paragraph-16-1-a">
<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>where it has been received in respect of the whole of the period of 26 weeks which ends at the end of the relevant week, by dividing such income received in that period by 26;</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1992/1815/schedule/1/paragraph/16/1/b/1998-01-19" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1992/1815/schedule/1/paragraph/16/1/b" id="schedule-1-paragraph-16-1-b">
<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>where it has been received in respect of part of the period of 26 weeks which ends at the end of the relevant week, by dividing such income received in that period by the number of complete weeks in respect of which such income is received and for this purpose income shall be treated as received in respect of a week if it is received in respect of any day in the week in question.</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1992/1815/schedule/1/paragraph/16/2/1998-01-19" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1992/1815/schedule/1/paragraph/16/2" id="schedule-1-paragraph-16-2">
<Pnumber>2</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>The amount of maintenance payments made in respect of a parent—</Text>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1992/1815/schedule/1/paragraph/16/2/a/1998-01-19" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1992/1815/schedule/1/paragraph/16/2/a" id="schedule-1-paragraph-16-2-a">
<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>where they are payable weekly and have been paid at the same amount in respect of each week in the period of 13 weeks which ends at the end of the relevant week, shall be the amount equal to one of those payments;</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1992/1815/schedule/1/paragraph/16/2/b/1998-01-19" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1992/1815/schedule/1/paragraph/16/2/b" id="schedule-1-paragraph-16-2-b">
<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>in any other case, shall be the amount calculated by aggregating the total amount of those payments received in the period of 13 weeks which ends at the end of the relevant week and dividing by the number of weeks in that period in respect of which maintenance was due.</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1992/1815/schedule/1/paragraph/16/3/1998-01-19" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1992/1815/schedule/1/paragraph/16/3" id="schedule-1-paragraph-16-3">
<Pnumber>3</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>In the case of a student—</Text>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1992/1815/schedule/1/paragraph/16/3/a/1998-01-19" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1992/1815/schedule/1/paragraph/16/3/a" id="schedule-1-paragraph-16-3-a">
<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>the amount of any grant and any amount paid in respect of grant contribution shall be calculated by apportioning it equally between the weeks in respect of which it is payable;</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1992/1815/schedule/1/paragraph/16/3/b/1998-01-19" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1992/1815/schedule/1/paragraph/16/3/b" id="schedule-1-paragraph-16-3-b">
<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>the amount of any covenant income shall be calculated by dividing the amount payable in respect of a year by 52 (or, where such amount is payable in respect of a lesser period, by the number of complete weeks in that period) and, subject to sub-paragraph (4), deducting £5·00;</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1992/1815/schedule/1/paragraph/16/3/c/1998-01-19" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1992/1815/schedule/1/paragraph/16/3/c" id="schedule-1-paragraph-16-3-c">
<Pnumber>c</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>the amount of any student loan shall be calculated by apportioning the loan equally between the weeks in respect of which it is payable and, subject to sub-paragraph (4), deducting £10·00.</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1992/1815/schedule/1/paragraph/16/4/1998-01-19" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1992/1815/schedule/1/paragraph/16/4" id="schedule-1-paragraph-16-4">
<Pnumber>4</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>For the purposes of sub-paragraph (3)—</Text>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1992/1815/schedule/1/paragraph/16/4/a/1998-01-19" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1992/1815/schedule/1/paragraph/16/4/a" id="schedule-1-paragraph-16-4-a">
<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>not more than £500 shall be deducted under sub-paragraph (3)(b);</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1992/1815/schedule/1/paragraph/16/4/b/1998-01-19" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1992/1815/schedule/1/paragraph/16/4/b" id="schedule-1-paragraph-16-4-b">
<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>not more than £1000 in total shall be deducted under sub-paragraphs (3)(b) and (c).</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1992/1815/schedule/1/paragraph/16/5/1998-01-19" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1992/1815/schedule/1/paragraph/16/5" id="schedule-1-paragraph-16-5">
<Pnumber>5</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>Where in respect of the period of 52 weeks which ends at the end of the relevant week a person is in receipt of interest, dividend or other income which has been produced by his capital, the amount of that income shall be calculated by dividing the aggregate of the income so received by 52.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1992/1815/schedule/1/paragraph/16/6/1998-01-19" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1992/1815/schedule/1/paragraph/16/6" id="schedule-1-paragraph-16-6">
<Pnumber>6</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>Where a calculation would, but for this sub-paragraph, produce an amount which, in the opinion of the child support officer, does not accurately reflect the normal amount of the other income of the person in question, such income, or any part of it, shall be calculated by reference to such other period as may, in the particular case, enable the other income of that person to be determined more accurately and for this purpose the child support officer shall have regard to the nature and pattern of receipt of such income.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
</P1para>
</P1>
</Part>
</ScheduleBody>
</Schedule>
</Schedules>
</Secondary>
<Commentaries>
<Commentary id="c1869690" Type="M">
<Para>
<Text>
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1987/1973" id="c00055" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="1987" Number="1973">S.I. 1987/1973</Citation>
; the relevant amending instrument is
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1991/1520" id="c00056" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="1991" Number="1520">S.I. 1991/1520</Citation>
. At the date of making these Regulations the amount was £257 per annum.
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="key-b4da2a23060e6aca8b068684eda7c73a" Type="F">
<Para>
<Text>
<CitationSubRef id="c2bsab2u4-00006" SectionRef="schedule-1-paragraph-14A" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1992/1815/schedule/1/paragraph/14A">Sch. 1 para. 14A</CitationSubRef>
added (7.10.1996) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1996/1945" id="c2bsab2u4-00007" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="1996" Number="1945" Title="The Child Support (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 1996">The Child Support (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 1996 (S.I. 1996/1945)</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c2bsab2u4-00008" CitationRef="c2bsab2u4-00007" SectionRef="regulation-1-2" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1996/1945/regulation/1/2">regs. 1(2)</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c2bsab2u4-00009" CitationRef="c2bsab2u4-00007" SectionRef="regulation-24-4" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1996/1945/regulation/24/4" Operative="true">24(4)</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="key-b7c9cc59dfc3a8149ddf4902dee786f8" Type="F">
<Para>
<Text>
Words in Sch. 1 para. 15 substituted (19.1.1998) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1998/58" id="c2mvd4s74-00007" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="1998" Number="58" Title="The Child Support (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 1998">The Child Support (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 1998 (S.I. 1998/58)</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c2mvd4s74-00008" CitationRef="c2mvd4s74-00007" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1998/58/regulation/1/2" SectionRef="regulation-1-2">regs. 1(2)</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c2mvd4s74-00009" CitationRef="c2mvd4s74-00007" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1998/58/regulation/56/4" SectionRef="regulation-56-4" Operative="true">56(4)</CitationSubRef>
(with
<CitationSubRef id="c2mvd4s74-00010" CitationRef="c2mvd4s74-00007" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1998/58/regulation/59" SectionRef="regulation-59">reg. 59</CitationSubRef>
)
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
</Commentaries>
</Legislation>