# The Child Support Act 1995 (Commencement No. 3) Order 1996

S.I. 1996/2630 · made 14 October 1996

This Order brings into force most of the remaining uncommenced provisions of the Child Support Act 1995. The commencement dates are—14th October 1996 for the provisions listed in Part I of the Schedule to the Order;2nd December 1996 for the provisions listed in Part II of the Schedule to the Order

Made under: Child Support Act 1995 (Section 30)

## Introductory text

FAMILY LAW
CHILD SUPPORT
Made 14th October 1996
The Secretary of State for Social Security, in exercise of the power conferred upon him by section 30(4) of the Child Support Act 1995, hereby makes the following Order:

## 1 Citation and interpretation

(1) This Order may be cited as the Child Support Act 1995 (Commencement No. 3) Order 1996.
(2) In this Order, unless the context otherwise requires, references to sections, Schedules and paragraphs of a Schedule are references to sections of, Schedules to, and paragraphs of a Schedule to the Child Support Act 1995.

## 2 Appointed days

(1) The day appointed for the coming into force of the provisions specified in Part I of the Schedule to this Order is 14th October 1996.
(2) The day appointed for the coming into force of the provisions specified in Part II of the Schedule to this Order is 2nd December 1996.

## Signature

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Social Security.
A. J. B. Mitchell
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State,
Department of Social Security
14th October 1996

## I PROVISIONS COMING INTO FORCE ON 14th OCTOBER 1996

Provisions of the Child Support Act 1995
Subject matter
Section 1(1), for the purposes only of making regulations under section 28A of the Child Support Act 1991 inserted by it
Application for a departure direction
Section 1(2) and Schedule 1, for the purposes only of making regulations under Schedule 4A to the Child Support Act 1991 inserted by Schedule 1
Application for a departure direction
Section 2, in respect of the insertion of section 28B(2) and (3) into the Child Support Act 1991, for the purposes only of making regulations under section 28B(2) of the Child Support Act 1991
Preliminary consideration of applications
Section 3, for the purposes only of making regulations under section 28C of the Child Support Act 1991 inserted by it
Imposition of a regular payments condition
Section 5, for the purposes only of making regulations under section 28E of the Child Support Act 1991 inserted by it
Matters to be taken into account
Section 6(1), for the purposes only of making regulations under section 28F of the Child Support Act 1991 inserted by it
Departure directions
Section 6(2) and Schedule 2, for the purposes only of making regulations under Schedule 4B to the Child Support Act 1991 inserted by Schedule 2
Departure directions
Section 7, for the purposes only of making regulations under section 28G of the Child Support Act 1991 inserted by it
Effect and duration of departure directions
Section 9, in respect of the insertion of section 28I(5) into the Child Support Act 1991
Transitional provisions
Section 10
Child maintenance bonus
Section 26, so far as not already in force
Regulations and orders
Schedule 3 in the respects specified below, and section 30(5) so far as it relates to them—
Minor and consequential amendments
paragraph 1, so far as not already in force
paragraph 20

## II PROVISIONS COMING INTO FORCE ON 2nd DECEMBER 1996

Provisions of the Child Support Act 1995
Subject matter
Section 1(1), so far as not already in force
Application for a departure direction
Section 1(2) and Schedule 1, inserting Schedule 4A into the Child Support Act 1991, so far as not already in force
Application for a departure direction
Section 2, in respect of the insertion of section 28B(1), (2) (so far as not already in force), (3) (so far as not already in force), (4) and (5) into the Child Support Act 1991
Preliminary consideration of applications
Section 3, so far as not already in force
Imposition of a regular payments condition
Section 4
Determination of applications
Section 5, so far as not already in force
Matters to be taken into account
Section 6(1), so far as not already in force
Departure directions
Section 6(2) and Schedule 2, inserting Schedule 4B into the Child Support Act 1991, so far as not already in force
Departure directions
Section 7, so far as not already in force
Effect and duration of departure directions
Section 8
Appeals in relation to applications for departure directions
Schedule 3 in the respects specified below and section 30(5) so far as it relates to them—
Minor and consequential amendments
paragraphs 6, 7 and 17

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order brings into force most of the remaining uncommenced provisions of the Child Support Act 1995. The commencement dates are—
(a) 14th October 1996 for the provisions listed in Part I of the Schedule to the Order;
(b) 2nd December 1996 for the provisions listed in Part II of the Schedule to the Order

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