Regulation 8A Interpretation of this PartF1

For the purposes of this Part—

• “the Ending Liability Regulations” means the Child Support (Ending Liability in Existing Cases and Transition to New Calculation Rules) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2014^f1;

• “absent parent” has the meaning given in Article 4(2) (meaning of certain terms) of the Child Support Order^f2;

• “child support maintenance” means child support maintenance calculated under Part 1 of Schedule 1 to the Child Support Order as amended by Schedule 1 to the 2008 Act;

• “existing case” has the meaning given in paragraph 1(2) of Schedule 2 (maintenance calculations: transfer of cases to new rules) to the 2008 Act;

• “liability end date” has the meaning given in regulation 6 (liability end date) of the Ending Liability Regulations;

• “relevant period” in relation to a case means a period—

  1. (a)

     beginning on the date on which paragraph 2 of Schedule 1 to the 2008 Act comes into force in relation to that case; and

  2. (b)

     ending on the day which the Department makes a determination that the payment arrangement is to end.