# Child Support Act 1991, Paragraph 1

Extent: E+W+S

(1) Subject to paragraph 5A, the weekly rate of child support maintenance is the basic rate unless a reduced rate, a flat rate or the nil rate applies.
(2) Unless the nil rate applies, the amount payable weekly to a person with care is—
(a) the applicable rate, if paragraph 6 does not apply; or
(b) if paragraph 6 does apply, that rate as apportioned between the persons with care in accordance with paragraph 6,
as adjusted, in either case, by applying the rules about shared care in paragraph 7 or 8.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1991/48/schedule/1/paragraph/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/child-support-act-1991/schedule-1/paragraph-1
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