16.—(1) The amendments specified in this regulation shall have effect so as to prevent deductions being made from any sum payable by way of bonus.
(2) In the Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulations 1987 M1—
(a)in Schedule 9 (deductions from benefit for direct payments), in paragraph 1, in the definition of “specified benefit", at the end there shall be added the words “but does not include any sum payable by way of child maintenance bonus in accordance with section 10 of the Child Support Act 1995) M2 and the [F1Social Security (Child Maintenance Bonus)] Regulations 1996;";
(b)in Schedule 9A (Deduction of Mortgage interest from benefit and payment to qualifying lenders) M3 in paragraph 1, in the definition of “relevant benefits" at the end there shall be added the words “but does not include any sum payable by way of child maintenance bonus in accordance with section 10 of the Child Support Act 1995 and the [F1Social Security (Child Maintenance Bonus)] Regulations 1996;".
(3) In the Social Security (Payments on account, Overpayments and Recovery) Regulations 1988 M4 in regulation 16(8), in the definition of “specified benefit", at the end there shall be added the words “but does not include any sum payable by way of child maintenance bonus in accordance with section 10 of the Child Support Act 1995 and the [F1Social Security (Child Maintenance Bonus)] Regulations 1996;".
(4) In the Social Fund (Recovery by Deductions from Benefits) Regulations 1988 M5, after regulation 3 there shall be inserted the following regulation—
4. In regulation 3 above, income support and a jobseeker’s allowance do not include any sum payable by way of child maintenance bonus in accordance with section 10 of the Child Support Act 1995 and the [F1Social Security (Child Maintenance Bonus)] Regulations 1996.”.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in reg. 16 substituted (6.4.1997) by The Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 1997 (S.I. 1997/454), regs. 1(b), 8(10)
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1Reg. 16(2)(3) modified (7.4.2003 for specified purposes) by The Child Benefit and Guardian’s Allowance (Administration) Regulations 2003 (S.I. 2003/492), regs. 1, 43, Sch. 3 Pt. 1 (with regs. 1(2), 44)
Marginal Citations
M1S.I. 1987/968; the relevant amending instruments are S.I. 1996/672 and 1460.
M3Schedule 9A was inserted by S.I. 1992/1026; the relevant amending instruments are S.I. 1996/672 and 1460.
M4S.I. 1988/664; the relevant amending instruments are S.I. 1995/829, 1996/672 and 1345.