# The Child Support (1995 Order) (Commencement No. 3) Order (Northern Ireland) 1996

S.R. 1996/492 · made 16 October 1996

This Order brings into operation most of the remaining uncommenced provisions of the Child Support (Northern Ireland) Order 1995. The commencement dates are—16th October 1996 for the provisions listed in Part I of the Schedule;2nd December 1996 for the provisions listed in Part II of the Schedule.

Made under: Northern Ireland Act 1974 (repealed 2.12.1999) (Article 1, Schedule 1 paragraph 2)

## Introductory text

FAMILY LAW
CHILD SUPPORT
Made 16th October 1996
The Department of Health and Social Services, in exercise of the powers conferred on it by Article 1(3) of the Child Support (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 and paragraph 2(1) of Schedule 1 to the Northern Ireland Act 1974 and of all other powers enabling it in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:

## 1 Citation

This Order may be cited as the Child Support (1995 Order) (Commencement No. 3) Order (Northern Ireland) 1996.

## 2 Days appointed for the coming into operation of certain provisions of the Child Support (Northern Ireland) Order 1995

(1) The day appointed for the coming into operation of the provisions of the Child Support (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 specified in Part I of the Schedule to this Order is 16th October 1996.
(2) The day appointed for the coming into operation of the provisions of the Child Support (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 specified in Part 11 of the Schedule to this Order is 2nd December 1996.

## Signature

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Health and Social Services on
L.S.
John O'Neill
Assistant Secretary
16th October 1996.

## I PROVISIONS COMING INTO OPERATION ON 16TH OCTOBER 1996

Provisions of the Child Support (Northern Ireland) Order 1995
Subject Matter
Article 3(1), for the purposes only of making regulations under Articles 28A, 28C, 28E, 28F and 28G of the Child Support (Northern Ireland) Order 1991 inserted by it
Departure from usual rules for determining maintenance assessments
Article 3(1), in respect of the insertion of Article 28B(2) and (3) into the Child Support (Northern Ireland) Order 1991, for the purposes only of making regulations under Article 28B(2) of the Child Support (Northern Ireland) Order 1991
Preliminary consideration of applications
Article 3(1), in respect of the insertion of Article 281(5) into the Child Support (Northern Ireland) Order 1991
Transitional provisions
Article 3(2) and Schedule 1, for the purposes only of making regulations under Schedule 4A to the Child Support (Northern Ireland) Order 1991 inserted by Schedule 1
Departure directions
Article 3(3) and Schedule 2, for the purposes only of making regulations under Schedule 4B to the Child Support (Northern Ireland) Order 1991 inserted by Schedule 2
Departure directions: The cases and controls
Article 4
Child maintenance bonus
Article 19, so far as not already in operation
Regulations and orders
Paragraph 16 of Schedule 3 and Article 21 so far as it relates to that paragraph
Minor and consequential amendments

## II PROVISIONS COMING INTO OPERATION ON 2ND DECEMBER 1996

Provisions of the Child Support (Northern Ireland) Order 1995
Subject Matter
Article 3(1), in respect of the insertion of Articles 28A (so far as not already in operation), 28B(1), (2) and (3) (so far as not already in operation), (4) and (5), 28C (so far as not already in operation), 28D, 28E (so far as not already in operation), 28F (so far as not already in operation), 28G (so far as not already in operation) and 28H into the Child Support (Northern Ireland) Order 1991
Departure from usual rules for determining maintenance assessments
Article 3(2) and Schedule 1, inserting Schedule 4A into the Child Support (Northern Ireland) Order 1991, so far as not already in operation
Departure directions
Article 3(3) and Schedule 2, inserting Schedule 4B into the Child Support (Northern Ireland) Order 1991, so far as not already in operation
Departure directions: The cases and controls
Schedule 3 in the respects specified below and Article 21, so far as it relates to them—
paragraphs 6, 7 and 14
Minor and consequential amendments

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order.)
This Order brings into operation most of the remaining uncommenced provisions of the Child Support (Northern Ireland) Order 1995. The commencement dates are—
(a) 16th October 1996 for the provisions listed in Part I of the Schedule;
(b) 2nd December 1996 for the provisions listed in Part II of the Schedule.

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