Regulation 4 InterpretationI1

In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires—

• “the Order” means the Child Support (Northern Ireland) Order 1991^f1;

• F1“the 1999 Regulations” means the Social Security and Child Support (Decisions and Appeals) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999;

• “appeal tribunal” means an appeal tribunal constituted under Chapter I of Part II of the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1998^f2;

• “authorised officer” means an officer authorised by the Lord Chancellor in accordance with paragraph 1A of Schedule 4 to the Order^f3;

• “the chairman” for the purposes of regulations 10, 11 and 12 means—

  1. (i)

     the person who was the chairman or sole member of the appeal tribunal which gave the decision against which leave to appeal is being sought; F2...

  2. (ii)

     F3...

• “Commissioner” means a Child Support Commissioner;

• F4“funding notice” means the approval letter or civil aid certificate from the Northern Ireland Legal Services Commission confirming that assistance by way of representation (ABWOR) or legal aid has been granted;

• “legally qualified” means being a solicitor or barrister;

• F5“live television link” means a television link or other audio and video facilities which allow a person who is not physically present at an oral hearing to see and hear proceedings and be seen and heard by all others who are present (whether physically present or otherwise);

• “month” means a calendar month;

• F6“Northern Ireland Legal Services Commission” means the Northern Ireland Legal Services Commission established under Article 3 of the Access to Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 2003;

• “office” means the office of the Child Support Commissioners;

• F7“panel member” means a person appointed to the panel constituted under Article 7 of the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1998 and who is a barrister or solicitor.

• “party” means a party to the proceedings;

• “proceedings” means any proceedings before a Commissioner, whether by way of an application for leave to appeal to, or from, a Commissioner, by way of an appeal or otherwise; and

• “respondent” means any person, other than the applicant or appellant, who was a party to the proceedings before the appeal tribunal and any other person who, pursuant to a direction given under regulation 18 is served with notice of the appeal.