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Explanatory note

Northern Ireland

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations make provision consequential on the coming into operation of section 7 of the Child Maintenance Act (Northern Ireland) 2008, which repeals Articles 9 and 43 of the Child Support (Northern Ireland) Order 1991.

The Regulations remove references to Articles 9 and 43, and related terms, in the following statutory rules—

  • the Child Support (Maintenance Assessment Procedure) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1992;

  • the Child Support Departure Direction and Consequential Amendments Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996;

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

  • the Child Support (Maintenance Calculation Procedure) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2001;

  • the Child Support (Maintenance Calculations and Special Cases) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2001;

  • the Child Support (Transitional Provisions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2001;

  • the Child Support (Variations) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2001; and

  • the Child Support (Voluntary Payments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2001.

The Regulations also make some consequential revocations.