Regulation 4 Payments to be scheduled over reference periodF1C1
The Secretary of State may, for the purposes of determining the frequency and amount of the payments of child support maintenance required to be made by a liable person—
determine the total amount payable for the reference period on the assumption that the weekly rate of child support maintenance will not change over that period; and
require that amount to be paid by equal instalments over that period at intervals determined by the Secretary of State.
The reference period in relation to the maintenance calculation is, subject to paragraph (3), the period of 52 weeks mentioned in section 29(3A) of the Act beginning with—
the initial effective date (where it is the first such period in relation to the maintenance calculation); or
the review date.
In this regulation “initial effective date” and “review date” have the meanings given by regulations 12 and 19 of the Child Support Maintenance Calculation Regulations 2012 respectively.
Annotations
Textual amendments
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Reg. 4 (as amended by S.I. 1995/1045) substituted (10.12.2012 coming into force in accordance with reg. 1(4)) by The Child Support (Meaning of Child and New Calculation Rules) (Consequential and Miscellaneous Amendment) Regulations 2012 (S.I. 2012/2785), regs. 1(4), 4(2)
Modifications
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Reg. 4 modified (30.6.2014) by The Child Support (Consequential and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/1386), regs. 1(2), 2(5) (as amended (24.6.2014) by S.I. 2014/1621, reg. 3)