Explanatory note

These Regulations provide for the payment of fees under the Child Support Act 1991. Regulation 1 contains interpretation provisions, including definitions of “assessment fee” and “collection fee”.

Regulation 2 provides that where a maintenance assessment is made followingan application for an assessment, fees shall be payable in accordance with regulations 3and 4.

Regulation 3 prescribes who is liable to pay fees and which fees are payable, and lists the categories of person who are exempted from paying fees.

Regulation 4 prescribes when the assessment and the collection fees become payable, and the amounts of those fees.