The Social Security Act 1998 (Commencement No. 7 and Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Order 1999

Amendment of regulations 3 to 5, 7 and 8E+W+S

31.—(1) In regulations 3(4), 4(3), 5(1) and 7(1) and (3), for the words “a child support officer" in each place in which they occur there shall be substituted the words “ the Secretary of State ”.

(2) In the heading to regulation 5, for the words “child support officer" there shall be substituted the words “ the Secretary of State ”.

(3) In regulations 7(3) and 8(1)(c), for the words “the child support officers" there shall be substituted the words “ the Secretary of State ”.