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Section 14 Information required by Secretary of State.F9I1

England, Wales and Scotland

(1)

The Secretary of State may make regulations requiring any information or evidence needed for the determination of any application F1made F2... under this Act, or any question arising in connection with such an application ... F3, or needed for the making of any decision or in connection with the imposition of any condition or requirement under this Act, or needed in connection with the collection or enforcement of child support or other maintenance under this Act, to be furnished—

(a)

by such persons as may be determined in accordance with regulations made by the Secretary of State; and

(b)

in accordance with the regulations.

F4(1A)

Regulations under subsection (1) may make provision for notifying any person who is required to furnish any information or evidence under the regulations of the possible consequences of failing to do so.

F5(2)

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(2A)

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(3)

The Secretary of State may by regulations make provision authorising the disclosure by F6the F7Secretary of State F8... , in such circumstances as may be prescribed, of such information held by the Secretary of State for purposes of this Act as may be prescribed.

(4)

The provisions of Schedule 2 (which relate to information which is held for purposes other than those of this Act but which is required by the Secretary of State) shall have effect.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Words in s. 14(1) inserted (3.3.2003 for specified purposes) by Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act 2000 (c. 19), s. 86(1)(a)(2), Sch. 3 para. 11(7) (with s. 83(6)); S.I. 2003/192, art. 3, Sch.

F2

Words in s. 14(1) repealed (27.10.2008) by Child Maintenance and Other Payments Act 2008 (c. 6), s. 62(3), Sch. 8; S.I. 2008/2548, art. 3(d)(i)

F3

Words in s. 14(1) inserted (3.3.2003 for specified purposes, 26.9.2008 in so far as not already in force) by Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act 2000 (c. 19), ss. 12, 86(1)(a)(2) (with ss. 28, 83(6)); S.I. 2003/192, art. 3, Sch.; S.I. 2008/2545, art. 2

F4

S. 14(1A) inserted (1.10.1995 for specified purposes, 14.10.1996 in so far as not already in force) by Child Support Act 1995 (c. 34), s. 30(4), Sch. 3 para. 3(1); S.I. 1995/2302, art. 2, Sch. Pt. 2; S.I. 1996/2630, art. 2, Sch. Pt. 1

F5

S. 14(2)(2A) repealed (8.9.1998) by Social Security Act 1998 (c. 14), s. 87(2), Sch. 7 para. 27(a), Sch. 8; S.I. 1998/2209, art. 2, Sch. Pt. 1

F6

Words in s. 14(3) substituted (1.11.2008) by Child Maintenance and Other Payments Act 2008 (c. 6), s. 62(3), Sch. 3 para. 10(3); S.I. 2008/2675, art. 3(b) (with art. 4)

F7

Words in s. 14(3)(4) substituted (1.8.2012) by The Public Bodies (Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission: Abolition and Transfer of Functions) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/2007), art. 1(2), Sch. para. 9

F8

Words in s. 14(3) repealed (1.6.1999) by Social Security Act 1998 (c. 14), s. 87(2), Sch. 7 para. 27(b), Sch. 8; S.I. 1999/1510, art. 2(f)(iii)(g)(iii)

F9

Words in s. 14 heading substituted (1.8.2012) by The Public Bodies (Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission: Abolition and Transfer of Functions) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/2007), art. 1(2), Sch. para. 9

Commencement

I1

S. 14 wholly in force; s. 14 not in force at Royal Assent see s. 58(2); s. 14(1)(3) wholly in force and s. 14(4) in force so far as it relates to Sch. 2 para. 2(4) at 17.6.1992 by S.I. 1992/1431, art. 2, Sch.; s. 14 in force in so far as not already in force at 5.4.1993 by S.I. 1992/2644, art. 2

Notes on the whole Act

Textual amendments

F1

Word in Act substituted (3.3.2003 for specified purposes) by Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act 2000 (c. 19), ss. 1(2)(b), 86(1)(a)(2) (with ss. 28, 83(6)); S.I. 2003/192, art. 3, Sch.