PART 1GENERAL

Citation and commencement1

These Regulations may be cited as the Child Support Information Regulations 2008 and come into force on 27th October 2008.

Interpretation2

1

In these Regulations—

  • “the 1991 Act” means the Child Support Act 1991;

  • “local authority” means, in relation to England, a county council, a district council, a London borough council, the Common Council of the City of London or the Council of the Isles of Scilly and, in relation to Wales, a county council or a county borough council and, in relation to Scotland, a council constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 M1;

  • “Maintenance Calculation Procedure Regulations” means the Child Support (Maintenance Calculation Procedure) Regulations 2000 M2;

2

These Regulations apply to a 1993 scheme case in the same way as they apply to a 2003 scheme case and any references to expressions in the 1991 Act (including “non-resident parent” and “maintenance calculation”) or to regulations made under that Act are to be read, in relation to a 1993 scheme case, with the necessary modifications.

3

In paragraph (2)—

a

“2003 scheme case” means a case in respect of which the provisions of the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act 2000 M3 have been brought into force in accordance with article 3 of the Child Support, Pensions, and Social Security Act 2000 (Commencement No.12) Order 2003 M4; and

b

“1993 scheme case” means a case in respect of which those provisions have not been brought into force.

4

References in these Regulations to a non-resident parent are to a person who is the non-resident parent in relation to an application for a maintenance calculation or in relation to a maintenance calculation that is or has been in force and includes a person treated as a non-resident parent by virtue of regulations made under section 42 of the 1991 Act.