In these Regulations—

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

• F3“electronic communication” has the same meaning as in section 15(1) of the Electronic Communications Act 2000;

• “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;

• F1 “ the Maintenance Calculation Regulations ” means the Child Support Maintenance Calculation Regulations 2012;

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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.