The Child Support (Collection and Enforcement) Regulations 1992

Discharge of deduction from earnings ordersE+W+S

20.—[F1(1) The Secretary of State may discharge a deduction from earnings order where it appears to him that—

(a)no further payments are due under it;

(b)the order is ineffective or some other way of securing that payments are made would be more effective;

(c)the order is defective;

(d) the order fails to comply in a material respect with any procedural provision of the Act or regulations made under it other than provision made in regulation 9, 10 or 11;

(e)at the time of the making of the order he did not have, or subsequently ceased to have, jurisdiction to make a deduction from earnings order; F2...

(f)in the case of an order made at a time when there is in force [F3a default or interim maintenance decision], it is inappropriate to continue deductions under the order having regard to the compliance or the attempted compliance with the [F4maintenance calculation] by the liable person][F5; or

(g)the circumstances in regulation 10(3) apply.]

(2) The Secretary of State shall give written notice of the discharge of the deduction from earnings order to the liable person and to the liable person’s employer.

Textual Amendments

F1Reg. 20(1) substituted (18.4.1995) by S.I. 1995/1045, reg. 1(2), 19

F3Words in reg. 20(1)(f) substituted (3.3.2003, See reg. 1 of S.I. for when to apply for different circumstances) by S.I. 2001/162, reg. 1(3), 2(5)(g)(i) (with reg. 6)

F4Words in reg. 20(1)(f) substituted (3.3.2003, See reg. 1 of S.I. for when to apply for different circumstances) by S.I. 2001/162, reg. 1(3), 2(5)(g)(i) (with reg. 6)

Modifications etc. (not altering text)