The Child Support (Maintenance Assessments and Special Cases) and Social Security (Claims and Payments) Amendment Regulations 1996

Statutory Instruments

1996 No. 481

FAMILY LAW

CHILD SUPPORT

SOCIAL SECURITY

The Child Support (Maintenance Assessments and Special Cases) and Social Security (Claims and Payments) Amendment Regulations 1996

Made

29th February 1996

Coming into force

8th April 1996

Whereas a draft of this instrument was laid before Parliament in accordance with section 52(2) of the Child Support Act 1991(1) and approved by resolution of each House of Parliament:

Now, therefore, the Secretary of State for Social Security, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 51, 52(4) and 54(2) of, and paragraphs 5 and 7 of Schedule 1 to, the Child Support Act 1991, section 5(1)(p) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992(3) as extended by section 43(2) of the Child Support Act 1991(4) and section 189(1) and (4) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992, and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, after agreement by the Social Security Advisory Committee that the proposals in respect of these Regulations should not be referred to it(5), hereby makes the following Regulations:

(1)

1991 c. 48.

(2)

Section 54 is cited because of the meaning ascribed to the word “prescribed”.

(3)

1992 c. 5.

(4)

Section 43(2) was amended by Schedule 2, paragraph 113 of the Social Security (Consequential Provisons) Act 1992 (c. 6).

(5)

See section 173(1) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992.