1995 No. 2302 (C. 46)

FAMILY LAWCHILD SUPPORT

The Child Support Act 1995 (Commencement No. 1) Order 1995

Made

The Secretary of State for Social Security, in exercise of the power conferred upon him by section 30(4) of the Child Support Act 19951, hereby makes the following Order:

Citation and interpretation1

1

This Order may be cited as the Child Support Act 1995 (Commencement No. 1) Order 1995.

2

In this Order, unless the context otherwise requires, references to sections, Schedules and paragraphs of a Schedule are references to sections of, Schedules to, and paragraphs of a Schedule to the Child Support Act 1995.

Appointed days2

1

The day appointed for the coming into force of the provisions specified in Part I of the Schedule to this Order is 4th September 1995.

2

The day appointed for the coming into force of the provisions specified in Part II of the Schedule to this Order is 1st October 1995.

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Social Security.

Andrew MitchellDepartment of Social Security

SCHEDULE

Article 2

PART IPROVISIONS COMING INTO FORCE ON 4TH SEPTEMBER 1995

Provisions of the Child Support Act 1995

Subject Matter

Section 18

Deferral of right to apply for maintenance assessment

Section 19

Non-referral of applications for maintenance assessments

Section 20

Disputed parentage

Section 21

Fees for scientific tests

Section 23, in the respects specified below—

Repayment of overpaid child support maintenance

insertion of section 41B(1),, (2) and (7) into the Child Support Act 19912,

Section 26(1),, (2),, (3),, (4)(b),, (5) and (6)

Regulations and orders

Section 27

Interpretation

Section 28

Financial provisions

Schedule 3 in the respects specified below and section 30(5),, so far as it relates to them—

Minor and consequential amendments

, paragraphs 2,, 3(2),, 4,, 8,, 10,, 14,, 15,, 16 and 19,

PART IIPROVISIONS COMING INTO FORCE ON 1ST OCTOBER 1995

Provisions of the Child Support Act 1995

Subject Matter

Section 12(1),, (5) (for the purpose only of the making of regulations under section 17(5) of the Child Support Act 1991 substituted by it) and (7) (for the purpose only of the making of regulations under section 17(7) of the Child Support Act 1991 added by it)

Reviews on change of circumstances

Section 23,, in the respects specified below—

Repayment of overpaid child support maintenance

insertion of section 41B(3),, (4),, (5),, (6),, (8) and (9) into the Child Support Act 1991,

Section 24

Compensation payments

Section 25

Payment of benefit where maintenance payments collected by Secretary of State

Section 26(4)(c)

Regulations and orders

Schedule 3 in the respects specified below and section 30(5),, so far as it relates to them—

Minor and consequential amendments

paragraph 1 in respect of the insertion of paragraph (ae) into section 617(2) of the Income and Corporation Taxes Act 19883 (social security and other benefits which are not treated as income for purposes of the Income Tax Acts) and paragraphs 3(1),, 11 and 12,

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order brings into force certain provisions of the Child Support Act 1995. The commencement dates are—

a

4th September 1995 for the provisions listed in Part I of the Schedule to the Order;

b

1st October 1995 for the provisions listed in Part II of the Schedule to the Order.