# Child Support Act 1991, Section 30: Collection and enforcement of other forms of maintenance.

Extent: E+W+S

(1) Where the Secretary of State is arranging for the collection of any payments under section 29 or subsection (2), the Secretary of State may also arrange for the collection of any periodical payments, or secured periodical payments, of a prescribed kind which are payable to or for the benefit of any person who falls within a prescribed category.
(2) The Secretary of State may, except in prescribed cases, arrange for the collection of any periodical payments, or secured periodical payments, of a prescribed kind which are payable for the benefit of a child even though the Secretary of State is not arranging for the collection of child support maintenance with respect to that child.
(3) Where—
(a) the Secretary of State is arranging, under this Act, for the collection of different payments (“the payments”) from the same non-resident parent;
(b) an amount is collected by the Secretary of State from the non-resident parent which is less than the total amount due in respect of the payments; and
(c) the non-resident parent has not stipulated how that amount is to be allocated by the Secretary of State as between the payments,
the Secretary of State may allocate that amount as the Secretary of State sees fit.
(4) In relation to England and Wales, the Secretary of State may by regulations make provision for sections 29 and 31 to 40 to apply, with such modifications (if any) as he considers necessary or expedient, for the purpose of enabling the Secretary of State to enforce any obligation to pay any amount for the collection of which the Secretary of State is authorised under this section to make arrangements .
(5) In relation to Scotland, the Secretary of State may by regulations make provision for the purpose of enabling the Secretary of State to enforce any obligation to pay any amount for the collection of which the Secretary of State is authorised under this section to make arrangements—
(a) empowering the Secretary of State to bring any proceedings or take any other steps (other than diligence against earnings) which could have been brought or taken by or on behalf of the person to whom the periodical payments are payable;
(b) applying sections 29, 31 and 32 with such modifications (if any) as he considers necessary or expedient.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1991/48/section/30 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/child-support-act-1991/section-30
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