The Social Security (Claims and Payments) Amendment (No. 2) Regulations 2002

Amendment of Schedule 9B to the Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulations 1987

3.  In the Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulations 1987(1), in Schedule 9B(2) (deductions from benefit in respect of child support maintenance and payment to persons with care)—

(a) in paragraph 1 (interpretation) in the definition of “maintenance”, before the word “means”, there shall be inserted the words “, except in paragraph 3,”; and

(b) in paragraph 3 (arrears), after sub-paragraph (2) there shall be added the following sub-paragraph—

“(3) In sub-paragraph (1) “maintenance” means child support maintenance as defined by section 3(6) of the Act—

(a) before the amendment of the definition of such maintenance by section 1(2)(a) of the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act 2000(3);

(b) after the amendment of the definition; or

(c) both before and after the amendment of the definition,

and includes maintenance payable at a transitional rate in accordance with regulations made under section 29(3)(a) of that Act.”.

(1)

S.I. 1987/1968; relevant amending instruments are S.I. 1988/522 and 2001/18.

(2)

Schedule 9B was inserted by S.I. 2001/18.

(3)

2000 c. 19; section 21 was brought into force by S.I. 2000/2994 (C. 94) for the purpose of exercising powers to make regulations and Acts of Sederunt only.