SCHEDULEConsequential, supplementary and incidental amendments

PART 2Amendments to Statutory Instruments

Child Support (Management of Payments and Arrears) Regulations 2009

121.—(1) The Child Support (Management of Payments and Arrears) Regulations 2009(1) are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 3 (arrears notices)—

(a)in paragraph (1)(a), for “Commission” substitute “Secretary of State”; and

(b)in paragraph (2), for “Commission” substitute “Secretary of State” and for “it” substitute “the Secretary of State”.

(3) In regulation 4 (attribution of payments), for “Commission” substitute “Secretary of State” and for “it” substitute “the Secretary of State”.

(4) In regulation 5 (set off of liabilities to pay child support maintenance), in paragraphs (1) and (2), for “Commission” substitute “Secretary of State”.

(5) In regulation 6 (set off of payments against child support maintenance liability), in paragraphs (1) and (2), for “Commission” substitute “Secretary of State”.

(6) In regulation 7 (application to set off)—

(a)in paragraph (1), for “Commission” substitute “Secretary of State”; and

(b)in paragraph (2), for “Commission” substitute “Secretary of State” and for the first “it” substitute “the Secretary of State”.

(7) In regulation 8 (application of overpayments)—

(a)in paragraph (1), for “Commission” substitute “Secretary of State”; and

(b)in paragraph (2), for “Commission” substitute “Secretary of State” and for the first “it” substitute “the Secretary of State”.

(8) In regulation 9 (application of voluntary payments)—

(a)in paragraph (1), for “Commission” substitute “Secretary of State”; and

(b)in paragraph (2), for “Commission” substitute “Secretary of State” and for the first “it” substitute “the Secretary of State”.

(9) In regulation 10 (application and interpretation of Part 4), in paragraph (2), for “Commission” substitute “Secretary of State”.

(10) In regulation 11 (recovery of arrears from a deceased person’s estate), for “Commission” substitute “Secretary of State”.

(11) In regulation 12(2) (appeals and other proceedings), in the paragraph substituting paragraphs (1) and (2) of regulation 34 of the Social Security and Child Support (Decisions and Appeals) Regulations 1999(2), for “Commission” substitute “Secretary of State” and for “it” (in both places) substitute “the Secretary of State”.

(12) In regulation 13 (disclosure of information), for “Commission” (in each place) substitute “Secretary of State”.