{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/child-maintenance-act-northern-ireland-2008/section-6",
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  "legislation": "nia/2008/10",
  "legislation_title": "Child Maintenance Act (Northern Ireland) 2008",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/child-maintenance-act-northern-ireland-2008",
  "path": "section/6",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "6",
  "heading": "Supplementary provisions",
  "text": "(1) In this Part, “child” has the same meaning as in the Child Support Order.\n(2) The Department may by regulations make provision about when a child is, or is not, to be regarded for the purposes of this Part as living apart from a parent.\n(3) In this Part, “functions relating to child support” means functions of the Department under\n(a) this Act or under any provision made under this Act;\n(b) the Child Support Order or under any provision made under that Order;\n(c) the Child Support (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 (NI 13) or under any provision made under that Order.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2008/10/section/6",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T20:21:22.763734+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}