Section 41C Power to treat liability as satisfiedF1C1
England, Wales and Scotland
The Secretary of State may by regulations—
make provision enabling the F2Secretary of State in prescribed circumstances to set off liabilities to pay child support maintenance to which this section applies;
make provision enabling the Secretary of State in prescribed circumstances to set off against a person's liability to pay child support maintenance to which this section applies a payment made by the person which is of a prescribed description.
Liability to pay child support maintenance shall be treated as satisfied to the extent that it is the subject of setting off under regulations under subsection (1).
In subsection (1), the references to child support maintenance to which this section applies are to child support maintenance for the collection of which the Secretary of State is authorised to make arrangements.
Annotations
Textual amendments
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S. 41C inserted (26.11.2009 for specified purposes, 25.1.2010 in so far as not already in force) by Child Maintenance and Other Payments Act 2008 (c. 6), ss. 31, 62(3); S.I. 2009/3072, art. 2(1)
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Words in s. 41C 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. 53
Modifications
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S. 41C modified (10.6.2008) by Child Maintenance and Other Payments Act 2008 (c. 6), s. 59(4); S.I. 2008/1476, art. 2(6)
Notes on the whole Act
Textual amendments
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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.