Regulation 2 Modification of the Child Support (Collection and Enforcement) Regulations

(1)

The Child Support (Collection and Enforcement) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1992^f1 are modified as follows in relation to a case in which liability to pay child support maintenance is calculated in accordance with Part 1 of Schedule 1 (calculation of weekly amount of child support maintenance) to the Child Support (Northern Ireland) Order 1991^f2 as amended by paragraph 2 of Schedule 1 (changes to the calculation of maintenance) to the Child Maintenance Act (Northern Ireland) 2008.

(2)

Regulation 25I(2) (variation of a regular deduction order) has effect as if—

(a)

in sub-paragraph (a)—

(i)

in head (i), after “arrears” there were inserted “or a payment towards an enforcement fee”;

(ii)

in head (ii), after “maintenance” there were inserted “and, where payable, fees”;

(b)

in sub-paragraph (c) the word “or” is omitted; and

(c)

there were inserted at the end of sub-paragraph (d)—

“;or

(e)
there are arrears that are not included in the order.”.

(3)

Regulation 25J(2)(a) (lapse of a regular deduction order) has effect as if after “maintenance calculation” there were inserted “and an alternative method of payment of fees (where payable)”.

(4)

Regulation 25L(1)(b) (discharge of a regular deduction order) has effect as if after “regulation 2” there were inserted “and any fees have been paid in full”.

(5)

Regulation 25S(2)(c) (lapse of a lump sum deduction order) has effect as if after “maintenance calculation” there were inserted “and an alternative method of payment of fees (where payable)”.

(6)

Regulation 25U(1) (discharge of a lump sum deduction order) has effect as if—

(a)

in sub-paragraph (b), after “regulation 2” there were inserted “and fees specified in the order have been paid in full”; and

(b)

in sub-paragraph (c), after “and the liable person” there were inserted “and the total amount of any fees specified in the order have been paid”.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: S.R. 1992 No. 390; Regulations 25A to 25AD were inserted by Regulation 2 of S.R. 2009 No. 286
f2: Part 1 of Schedule 1 was substituted by Schedule 1 to the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act (Northern Ireland) 2000 (c. 4 (N.I.))