20.—(1) Regulation 11 of the Maintenance Assessments and Special Cases Regulations (protected income) shall be amended in accordance with the following provisions of this regulation.
(2) In paragraph (1), for the words “and (6)" there shall be substituted the words “, (6) and (6A)".
(3) After paragraph (6), there shall be inserted the following paragraph—
“(6A) In a case to which paragraph (6) does not apply, if the application of paragraphs (1) to (5) and of regulation 12(1)(a) would result in the amount of child support maintenance payable being greater than 30 per centum of the absent parent’s net income calculated in accordance with regulation 7, paragraphs (1) to (5) shall not apply in his case and instead his protected income level shall be 70 per centum of his net income as so calculated.”
(4) In paragraph (7), after the words “paragraph (6)" there shall be inserted the words “or (6A)".