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PART IIIE+W+S AMENDMENT OF THE CHILD SUPPORT (INFORMATION, EVIDENCE AND DISCLOSURE) REGULATIONS 1992

Amendment of regulation 2E+W+S

6.  In regulation 2 M1 (persons under a duty to furnish information or evidence)—

(a)for paragraph (1) there shall be substituted the following paragraph—

(1) A person falling within a category listed in paragraph (2) shall furnish such information or evidence—

(a)with respect to the matter or matters specified in that paragraph in relation to that category; and

(b)which is in his possession or which he can reasonably be expected to acquire,

as is required by the Secretary of State to enable a decision to be made under section 11, 12, 16 or 17 of the Act.; and

(b)in paragraph (2)—

(i)in sub-paragraph (b), the words “in respect of which a child support officer is conducting or proposing to conduct a review" shall be omitted; and

(ii)in sub-paragraphs (c) and (cc), the words “and a child support officer is conducting or proposing to conduct a review of that assessment" shall be omitted.

Marginal Citations

M1Regulation 2 was amended by S.I. 1995/123, 1995/1045, 1995/3261 and 1996/1945.

Amendment of regulation 3E+W+S

7.  In regulation 3(1) M2 (purposes for which information or evidence may be required)—

(a)the words “or a child support officer" shall be omitted; and

(b)in sub-paragraph (b), for the words “a child support officer" there shall be substituted the words “ the Secretary of State ”.

Marginal Citations

M2The relevant amending instruments are S.I. 1995/3261 and 1996/1945.

Substitution of regulation 3AE+W+S

8.  For regulation 3A M3 (contents of request for information or evidence) there shall be substituted the following regulation—

3A.  Any request by the Secretary of State in accordance with regulations 2 and 3 for the provision of information or evidence shall set out the possible consequences of failure to provide such information or evidence..

Marginal Citations

Amendment of regulation 5E+W+S

9.  In regulation 5 M4 (time within which information or evidence is to be furnished)—

(a)in paragraph (1)—

(i)the words “paragraph (2) and" shall be omitted; and

(ii)for the words “, 6(1) and 17(5)" there shall be substituted the words “ and 6(1) ”; and

(b)paragraph (2) shall be omitted.

Marginal Citations

M4Regulation 5 was substituted by S.I. 1995/3261.

Amendment of regulation 6E+W+S

10.  In regulation 6 (continuing duty of persons with care) the words “or a child support officer" shall be omitted.

Amendment of regulation 8E+W+S

11.  In regulation 8 M5 (disclosure of information to a court or tribunal)—

(a)in paragraph (1)—

(i)the words “or a child support officer" shall be omitted;

(ii)for the word “them" there shall be substituted the word “ him ”; and

(iii)sub-paragraph (c) shall be omitted;

(b)in paragraph (2), for the words “a child support" there shall be substituted the word “ an ”; and

(c)in paragraph (3)—

(i)the words “or a child support officer" shall be omitted; and

(ii)for the word “them" there shall be substituted the word “ him ”.

Marginal Citations

M5Regulation 8 was amended by S.I. 1996/2907 and 1998/58.

Amendment of regulation 9AE+W+S

12.  In regulation 9A M6 (disclosure of information to other persons)—

(a)the words “or a child support officer" in each place in which they occur shall be omitted;

(b)in paragraph (1)(a), for the words “review under section 17 or 18 of the Act" there shall be substituted the words “ revision under section 16 of the Act or a decision under section 17 of the Act superseding an earlier decision ”;

(c)in paragraph (2)—

(i)in sub-paragraph (b), for the words “3A of the Child Support Appeal Tribunals (Procedure) Regulations 1992" there shall be substituted the words “ 34 of the Social Security and Child Support (Decisions and Appeals) Regulations 1999 M7; and

(ii)in sub-paragraph (c)(i), for the word “review" in both places in which it occurs there shall be substituted the words “ revision, supersession ”; and

(d)in paragraph (4)(a), for the words “the child support officer concerned" there shall be substituted the words “ the officer concerned who is exercising functions of the Secretary of State under the Act ”.

Marginal Citations

M6Regulation 9A was inserted by S.I. 1995/1045 and amended by S.I. 1995/3261, 1996/2907, 1998/58 and 1999/977.

Revocation of regulations 10 and 10AE+W+S

13.  Regulations 10 (disclosure of information by the Secretary of State) and 10A M8 (disclosure of information by a child support officer) are hereby revoked.

Marginal Citations

M8Regulations 10 and 10A were substituted for regulation 10 by S.I. 1995/3261 and amended by S.I. 1996/2907.