# Child Support Act 1991, Section 54: Interpretation.

Extent: E+W+S

(1) In this Act—
“non-resident parent”, has the meaning given in section 3(2);
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“application for a variation” means an application under section 28A or 28G;
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“benefit Acts” means the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 and the Social Security Administration Act 1992;
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“charging order” has the same meaning as in section 1 of the Charging Orders Act 1979;
“child benefit” has the same meaning as in the Child Benefit Act 1975;
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“child support maintenance” has the meaning given in section 3(6);
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“curfew order” has the meaning given in section 39H(1);
“deduction from earnings order” has the meaning given in section 31(2);
“default maintenance decision” has the meaning given in section 12;
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“deposit-taker” means a person who, in the course of a business, may lawfully accept deposits in the United Kingdom;
“disability living allowance” has the same meaning as in the benefit Acts;
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“income-based jobseeker’s allowance” has the same meaning as in the Jobseekers Act 1995;
“income-related employment and support allowance” means an income-related allowance under Part 1 of the Welfare Reform Act 2007 (employment and support allowance);
“income support” has the same meaning as in the benefit Acts;
“interim maintenance decision” has the meaning given in section 12;
“liability order” has the meaning given in section 33(2);
“maintenance agreement” has the meaning given in section 9(1);
“maintenance calculation” means a calculation of maintenance made under this Act and, except in prescribed circumstances, includes a default maintenance decision and an interim maintenance decision;
“maintenance order” has the meaning given in section 8(11);
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“parent”, in relation to any child, means any person who is in law the mother or father of the child;
“parent with care” means a person who is, in relation to a child, both a parent and a person with care.
“parental responsibility”, in the application of this Act—
(a)to England and Wales, has the same meaning as in the Children Act 1989; and
(b)to Scotland, shall be construed as a reference to “parental responsibilities” within the meaning given by section 1(3) of the Children (Scotland) Act 1995;
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“person with care” has the meaning given in section 3(3);
“prescribed” means prescribed by regulations made by the Secretary of State;
“qualifying child” has the meaning given in section 3(1);
“voluntary payment” has the meaning given in section 28J.
(2) The definition of “deposit-taker” in subsection (1) is to be read with—
(a) section 22 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000;
(b) any relevant order under that section; and
(c) Schedule 2 to that Act.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1991/48/section/54 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/child-support-act-1991/section-54
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