Regulation 3 The collection feeI1

A collection fee is payable to the Department by—

The amount of the collection fee payable by a non-resident parent in respect of each day is—

The amount of the collection fee payable by a person with care is 4% of any payment of child support maintenance in relation to which there are arrangements for collection, which the Department has collected and which would otherwise be paid to that person.

In this regulation—

• “alternative daily amount” means the alternative weekly amount divided by 7;

• “alternative weekly amount” means the weekly amount of child support maintenance that the non-resident parent is liable to pay in respect of the person with care in question and in relation to which there are arrangements for collection;

• “daily amount” means the weekly amount divided by 7;

• “weekly amount” means the weekly amount of child support maintenance that the non-resident parent is liable to pay and in relation to which there are arrangements for collection.

Where a calculation carried out under this regulation results in a fraction of a penny, that is to be treated as a penny if it is either one half or exceeds one half, and otherwise it is to be disregarded.

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