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Child Support Act 1991 in Northern Ireland

1991 c. 48 · Enacted 25 July 1991 · Extends to United Kingdom

Not fully up to date. 110 changes made by later legislation have not yet been written into this text, which is revised to 10 March 2022.

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s. 38(2)substitutedBankruptcy and Diligence etc. (Scotland) Act 2007 Sch. 5 para. 18(b)
s. 38(1)(aa)insertedBankruptcy and Diligence etc. (Scotland) Act 2007 Sch. 5 para. 18(a)(i)
s. 41AinsertedChild Support Act 1995 s. 22
s. 47(1)(2)words insertedChild Support Act 1995 Sch. 3 para. 13
s. 20(2A)insertedChild Support Act 1995 Sch. 3 para. 5
s. 30(5A)addedChild Support Act 1995 Sch. 3 para. 9
s. 23(1)words insertedJustice (Northern Ireland) Act 2002 Sch. 3 para. 21(a)
s. 23(1)words substitutedJustice (Northern Ireland) Act 2002 Sch. 3 para. 21(b)
s. 47(3)(b)words insertedWelfare Reform Act 2007 Sch. 3 para. 7(6)
s. 46(11)words insertedWelfare Reform Act 2007 Sch. 3 para. 7(5)
s. 46(10)(c)words substitutedWelfare Reform Act 2007 Sch. 3 para. 7(4)
s. 6(1)words insertedWelfare Reform Act 2007 Sch. 3 para. 7(3)
s. 6(1)words insertedWelfare Reform Act 2007 Sch. 3 para. 7(2)
s. 20(5A)insertedChild Maintenance and Other Payments Act 2008 Sch. 7 para. 1(5)
s. 54(1)s. 54 renumbered as s. 54(1)Child Maintenance and Other Payments Act 2008 Sch. 7 para. 1(25)
s. 54(1)words substitutedChild Maintenance and Other Payments Act 2008 Sch. 7 para. 1(25)(b)
s. 57(4)words substitutedChild Maintenance and Other Payments Act 2008 Sch. 7 para. 1(27)
s. 33repealedChild Maintenance and Other Payments Act 2008 Sch. 8
s. 34repealedChild Maintenance and Other Payments Act 2008 Sch. 8
s. 20(1)(ba)insertedChild Maintenance and Other Payments Act 2008 Sch. 7 para. 1(3)
s. 20(2)(aa)insertedChild Maintenance and Other Payments Act 2008 Sch. 7 para. 1(4)
s. 20(7A)insertedChild Maintenance and Other Payments Act 2008 Sch. 7 para. 1(6)
s. 31(8) (9)substituted for s. 31(8)Child Maintenance and Other Payments Act 2008 s. 21
s. 32(2)(a)repealedChild Maintenance and Other Payments Act 2008 Sch. 8
s. 32(2)(i)words substitutedChild Maintenance and Other Payments Act 2008 Sch. 7 para. 1(8)
s. 32M 32NinsertedChild Maintenance and Other Payments Act 2008 s. 25
s. 36(1)words repealedChild Maintenance and Other Payments Act 2008 s. 26 Sch. 8
s. 37repealedChild Maintenance and Other Payments Act 2008 Sch. 8
s. 38(1)(aa)word substitutedChild Maintenance and Other Payments Act 2008 Sch. 3 para. 40(b)
s. 39substitutedChild Maintenance and Other Payments Act 2008 Sch. 7 para. 1(11)
s. 39ArepealedChild Maintenance and Other Payments Act 2008 Sch. 8
s. 39H-39QinsertedChild Maintenance and Other Payments Act 2008 s. 28
s. 40(2A)-(2D)insertedChild Maintenance and Other Payments Act 2008 s. 29(1)
s. 40(4)(a)(i)words substitutedChild Maintenance and Other Payments Act 2008 Sch. 7 para. 1(12)
s. 40(10)-(10C)substituted for s. 40(10)Child Maintenance and Other Payments Act 2008 s. 29(2)
s. 40A(1)words substitutedChild Maintenance and Other Payments Act 2008 Sch. 7 para. 1(13)(a)
s. 40A(2)(a)(i)substitutedChild Maintenance and Other Payments Act 2008 Sch. 7 para. 1(13)(b)
s. 40A(6)(a)words in s. 40A(6) renumbered as s. 40A(6)(a)Child Maintenance and Other Payments Act 2008 Sch. 7 para. 1(14)
s. 40A(6)(b)insertedChild Maintenance and Other Payments Act 2008 Sch. 7 para. 1(14)
s. 40A(7A)-(7D)insertedChild Maintenance and Other Payments Act 2008 s. 29(4)
s. 40A(8)(c)repealedChild Maintenance and Other Payments Act 2008 Sch. 8
s. 40A(A1)-(A4)insertedChild Maintenance and Other Payments Act 2008 s. 29(3)
s. 40B(3)(a)words substitutedChild Maintenance and Other Payments Act 2008 Sch. 7 para. 1(15)(a)
s. 40B(3)(b)words substitutedChild Maintenance and Other Payments Act 2008 Sch. 7 para. 1(15)(b)
s. 40B(7)words substitutedChild Maintenance and Other Payments Act 2008 Sch. 7 para. 1(16)
s. 40B(10)-(10C)substituted for s. 40B(10)Child Maintenance and Other Payments Act 2008 s. 30(2)
s. 40B(12)words substitutedChild Maintenance and Other Payments Act 2008 Sch. 7 para. 1(17)
s. 40B(12)(b)repealedChild Maintenance and Other Payments Act 2008 Sch. 8
s. 40B(12)(c)repealedChild Maintenance and Other Payments Act 2008 Sch. 8
s. 40B(13)insertedChild Maintenance and Other Payments Act 2008 Sch. 7 para. 1(18)
s. 40B(A1)-(1)substituted for heading and s. 40B(1)Child Maintenance and Other Payments Act 2008 s. 30(1)
s. 47repealedChild Maintenance and Other Payments Act 2008 Sch. 8
s. 49AinsertedChild Maintenance and Other Payments Act 2008 s. 34
s. 49B 49CinsertedChild Maintenance and Other Payments Act 2008 s. 39
Sch. 5 para. 8(2)repealedChild Maintenance and Other Payments Act 2008 Sch. 8
s. 39C(2)words substitutedWelfare Reform Act 2009 Sch. 5 para. 3(2)(a)
s. 54(1)words repealedWelfare Reform Act 2009 Sch. 7 Pt. 1
s. 52(2A)(b)words insertedWelfare Reform Act 2009 Sch. 5 para. 9
s. 39E(1)words substitutedWelfare Reform Act 2009 Sch. 5 para. 5(2)(a)
s. 39C(4)(a)words substitutedWelfare Reform Act 2009 Sch. 5 para. 3(4)(b)
s. 39C(5)words substitutedWelfare Reform Act 2009 Sch. 5 para. 3(5)(a)
s. 39C(5)words substitutedWelfare Reform Act 2009 Sch. 5 para. 3(5)(b)
s. 39CA 39CBinsertedWelfare Reform Act 2009 s. 51(4)
s. 39E(1A)insertedWelfare Reform Act 2009 Sch. 5 para. 5(3)
s. 39D(1) (2)substitutedWelfare Reform Act 2009 Sch. 5 para. 4
s. 39E(1)word substitutedWelfare Reform Act 2009 Sch. 5 para. 5(2)(b)
s. 39E(1)words repealedWelfare Reform Act 2009 Sch. 5 para. 5(2)(c) Sch. 7 Pt. 4
s. 39E(1)(a)words substitutedWelfare Reform Act 2009 Sch. 5 para. 5(2)(d)
s. 39E(1)(b)words substitutedWelfare Reform Act 2009 Sch. 5 para. 5(2)(d)
s. 39E(2)words substitutedWelfare Reform Act 2009 Sch. 5 para. 5(4)(a)
s. 39E(2)word substitutedWelfare Reform Act 2009 Sch. 5 para. 5(4)(b)
s. 39E(2)words repealedWelfare Reform Act 2009 Sch. 5 para. 5(4)(c) Sch. 7 Pt. 4
s. 39E(2)words substitutedWelfare Reform Act 2009 Sch. 5 para. 5(4)(d)
s. 39E(3)-(5)repealedWelfare Reform Act 2009 Sch. 5 para. 5(5) Sch. 7 Pt. 4
s. 39FsubstitutedWelfare Reform Act 2009 Sch. 5 para. 6
s. 39GrepealedWelfare Reform Act 2009 Sch. 5 para. 7 Sch. 7 Pt. 4
s. 40BrepealedWelfare Reform Act 2009 Sch. 5 para. 8 Sch. 7 Pt. 4
s. 26(2)words insertedWelfare Reform Act 2009 Sch. 6 para. 23
s. 39B titlewords insertedWelfare Reform Act 2009 Sch. 5 para. 2
s. 39B(1)words substitutedWelfare Reform Act 2009 s. 51(2)(a)
s. 39B(3)-(8)substituted for s. 39B(3)-(13)Welfare Reform Act 2009 s. 51(2)(b)
s. 39C titlewords substitutedWelfare Reform Act 2009 Sch. 5 para. 3(6)
s. 39C(1)-(1B)substituted for s. 39C(1)Welfare Reform Act 2009 s. 51(3)
s. 39C(2)words substitutedWelfare Reform Act 2009 Sch. 5 para. 3(2)(b)
s. 39C(3)words substitutedWelfare Reform Act 2009 Sch. 5 para. 3(3)(a)
s. 39C(3)words substitutedWelfare Reform Act 2009 Sch. 5 para. 3(3)(b)
s. 39C(4)words substitutedWelfare Reform Act 2009 Sch. 5 para. 3(4)(a)
s. 39DAinsertedWelfare Reform Act 2009 s. 51(5)
Sch. 1 para. 5(4)words repealedWelfare Reform Act 2009 Sch. 7 Pt. 1
s. 8(8)(a)words repealedWelfare Reform Act 2012 Sch. 14 Pt. 9
Sch. 1 para. 5(4)words repealedWelfare Reform Act 2012 Sch. 14 Pt. 1
s. 54(1)words repealedWelfare Reform Act 2012 Sch. 14 Pt. 1
s. 9AinsertedWelfare Reform Act 2012 s. 138
s. 4(4)(d) and wordinsertedChild Support Collection (Domestic Abuse) Act 2023 s. 1(3)(b)
s. 7(4A)(4B)insertedChild Support Collection (Domestic Abuse) Act 2023 s. 2(2)
s. 7(5)word omittedChild Support Collection (Domestic Abuse) Act 2023 s. 2(3)(a)
s. 7(5)(d) and wordinsertedChild Support Collection (Domestic Abuse) Act 2023 s. 2(3)(b)
s. 49A(8)(b)words insertedChild Support Collection (Domestic Abuse) Act 2023 s. 3(4)
s. 52(2)(a)words insertedChild Support Collection (Domestic Abuse) Act 2023 s. 3(5)
s. 54(1)words insertedChild Support Collection (Domestic Abuse) Act 2023 s. 3(6)
s. 4(3A)(3B)insertedChild Support Collection (Domestic Abuse) Act 2023 s. 1(2)
s. 4(4)word omittedChild Support Collection (Domestic Abuse) Act 2023 s. 1(3)(a)
s. 29(1)words substitutedChild Support Collection (Domestic Abuse) Act 2023 s. 3(2)(a)
s. 29(1)words substitutedChild Support Collection (Domestic Abuse) Act 2023 s. 3(2)(b)
s. 41D(7)(b)words insertedChild Support Collection (Domestic Abuse) Act 2023 s. 3(3)
s. 52(2A)(aa)insertedChild Support (Enforcement) Act 2023 s. 4(4)
s. 32N(3)-(5)insertedChild Support (Enforcement) Act 2023 s. 4(2)
s. 32N(2)(ba)insertedChild Support (Enforcement) Act 2023 s. 3
s. 32M(1)substitutedChild Support (Enforcement) Act 2023 s. 2
s. 32M(3)words substitutedChild Support (Enforcement) Act 2023 s. 4(3)

Contents

  1. 15AInspectors: warrants authorising entry
  2. Reviews and appeals
  3. 20ALapse of appeals. Repealed
  4. 23Child Support Commissioners for Northern Ireland.
  5. 23ARedetermination of appeals.
  6. 27ARecovery of fees for scientific tests.
  7. Decisions and appeals dependent on other cases
  8. 28ZADecisions involving issues that arise on appeal in other cases
  9. 28ZBAppeals involving issues that arise on appeal in other cases
  10. Cases of error
  11. 28ZCRestrictions on liability in certain cases of error
  12. 28ZDCorrection of errors and setting aside of decisions
  13. Variations
  14. 28AApplication for variation of usual rules for calculating maintenance.
  15. 28BPreliminary consideration of applications.
  16. 28CImposition of regular payments condition.
  17. 28DDetermination of applications.
  18. 28EMatters to be taken into account.
  19. 28FAgreement to a variation.
  20. 28GVariations: revision and supersession.
  21. 28HDeparture directions: decisions and appeals Repealed
  22. 28ITransitional provisions. Repealed
  23. Voluntary payments
  24. 28JVoluntary payments.
  25. 39CPeriod for which orders under section 39B are to have effect
  26. 39DPower to order search
  27. 39EVariation and revocation of orders following payment
  28. 39FPower to make supplementary provision
  29. 39GApplication of sections 39B and 39F to Scotland
  30. Miscellaneous and supplemental
  31. 46AFinality of decisions
  32. 46BMatters arising as respects decisions
  33. 49DDisclosure of information to credit reference agencies
  34. 50AUse of computers
  35. 51APilot schemes
  36. 56Corresponding provision for and co-ordination with Northern Ireland.
  37. 58Short title, commencement and extent, etc.
  38. References to various terms
  39. Effective date of calculation
  40. 11Paragraph 11
  41. Form of calculation
  42. Assessments where amount of child support is nil
  43. Consolidated applications and calculations
  44. Separate calculations for different periods
  45. Termination of calculations
  46. Schedule 2: Provision of Information to Secretary of State Repealed
  47. Inland Revenue records Repealed
  48. 1Paragraph 1 Repealed
  49. 1AParagraph 1A Repealed
  50. Local authority records Repealed
  51. 2Paragraph 2 Repealed
  52. 3Paragraph 3 Repealed
  53. The President Repealed
  54. Membership of child support appeal tribunals Repealed
  55. Other members of child support appeal tribunals Repealed
  56. 5Paragraph 5 Repealed
  57. Clerks of tribunals Repealed
  58. 6Paragraph 6 Repealed
  59. Expenses of tribunal members and others Repealed
  60. 7Paragraph 7 Repealed
  61. Consultation with Lord Advocate Repealed
  62. Schedule 4: Child Support Commissioners for Northern Ireland
  63. Tenure of office
  64. 1Paragraph 1
  65. Commissioners’ remuneration and their pensions
  66. 2Paragraph 2
  67. Expenses of other persons
  68. 2AParagraph 2A Repealed
  69. Commissioners barred from legal practice
  70. 3Paragraph 3
  71. Deputy Child Support Commissioners
  72. 4Paragraph 4
  73. Determination of questions by other officers
  74. 4AParagraph 4A Repealed
  75. Tribunals of Commissioners
  76. 5Paragraph 5 Repealed
  77. Finality of decisions
  78. 6Paragraph 6 Repealed
  79. Consultation with Lord Advocate
  80. 7Paragraph 7 Repealed
  81. Northern Ireland
  82. 8Paragraph 8 Repealed
  83. Schedule 4A: Applications for a variation
  84. Interpretation
  85. 1Paragraph 1
  86. Applications for a variation
  87. 2Paragraph 2
  88. Completion of preliminary consideration
  89. 3Paragraph 3
  90. Information
  91. 4Paragraph 4
  92. Joint consideration of applications for a variation and appeals
  93. 5Paragraph 5
  94. Schedule 4B: Applications for a variation: The Cases and Controls
  95. Part I: The Cases
  96. General
  97. 1Paragraph 1
  98. Special expenses
  99. 2Paragraph 2
  100. Property or capital transfers
  101. 3Paragraph 3
  102. Additional cases
  103. 4Paragraph 4
  104. Part II: Regulatory Controls
  105. 5Paragraph 5
  106. 6Paragraph 6
  107. Schedule 4C: Decisions and Appeals: Departure Directions and Reduced Benefit Directions etc.
  108. Revision of decisions Repealed
  109. 1Paragraph 1 Repealed
  110. Decisions superseding earlier decisions Repealed
  111. 2Paragraph 2 Repealed
  112. Appeals to appeal tribunals Repealed
  113. 3Paragraph 3 Repealed
  114. Decisions and appeals dependent on other cases Repealed
  115. 4Paragraph 4 Repealed
  116. 5Paragraph 5 Repealed
  117. Cases of error Repealed
  118. 6Paragraph 6 Repealed
  119. Schedule 5: Consequential Amendments
  120. The Tribunals and Inquiries Act 1971 (c.62)
  121. 1Paragraph 1 Repealed
  122. The Northern Ireland Constitution Act 1973 (c. 36)
  123. 2Paragraph 2 Repealed
  124. The House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975 (c.24)
  125. 3Paragraph 3
  126. The Northern Ireland Assembly Disqualification Act 1975 (c.25)
  127. 4Paragraph 4
  128. 5Paragraph 5
  129. The Insolvency Act 1986 (c.45)
  130. 7Paragraph 7
  131. 8Paragraph 8