Paragraph 22

England, Wales and Scotland

(1)

The functions of the Commission, and of its members, are to be exercised on behalf of the Crown.

(2)

For the purposes of any civil proceedings arising out of those functions—

(a)

the Crown Proceedings Act 1947 (c. 44) applies to the Commission as if it were a government department, and

(b)

the Crown Suits (Scotland) Act 1857 (c. 44) applies to it as if it were a public department.

Notes on Schedule 1

F1: Sch. 1 omitted (1.8.2012) by virtue of The Public Bodies (Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission: Abolition and Transfer of Functions) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/2007), art. 3(2), Sch. para. 71