46. In the amendment to Schedule 1 to the Child Support (Maintenance Assessments and Special Cases) Regulations 1992(1) effected by regulation 6(5), for the words “child support officer” in each place in which they occur there shall be substituted the words “Secretary of State”.
47. For regulation 7 (transitional provisions) there shall be substituted the following regulation—
7.—(1) A decision with respect to a maintenance assessment in force on the first or second commencement day shall not be superseded by a decision under section 17 of the Act solely to give effect to these Regulations.
(2) These Regulations shall apply to a fresh maintenance assessment made by virtue of—
(a)a revision under section 16 of the Act of a decision with respect to a maintenance assessment; or
(b)a decision under section 17 of the Act which supersedes a decision with respect to a maintenance assessment,
as from whichever is the later of—
(i)the date as from which that revision or, as the case may be, supersession takes effect; or
(ii)the first day of the first maintenance period which begins on or after the first or second commencement day, as the case may be.”.