# The Child Support (Great Britain Reciprocal Arrangements) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2012

S.R. 2012/374 · made 5 October 2012

These Regulations give effect in Northern Ireland to amendments to reciprocal arrangements relating to matters for which provision is made by the Child Support (Northern Ireland) Order 1991 and, in Great Britain by the Child Support Act 1991. The amendments to the arrangements relate to the introduction of new rules for calculating child support maintenance, introduced by the Child Maintenance Act (Northern Ireland) 2008 and the Child Maintenance and Other Payments Act 2008, and make provision so that where the new rules apply to a case, the case will be administered in the territory where the non-resident parent resides, and the provisions applying in that territory will apply.

Made under: Northern Ireland Act 1998 (Section 87)

PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/child-support-great-britain-reciprocal-arrangements-amendment-regulations-northern-ireland-2012/pdf/nisr_20120374_en.pdf; Explanatory Memorandum https://openlegislation.uk/child-support-great-britain-reciprocal-arrangements-amendment-regulations-northern-ireland-2012/pdf/nisrem_20120374_en.pdf

## Introductory text

Family Law
Child Support
Made 5th October 2012
Coming into operation 29th October 2012
The Department for Social Development, being the Department having responsibility for social security, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 87(5) and (10) of the Northern Ireland Act 1998, makes the following Regulations.

## 1 Citation and commencement

These Regulations may be cited as the Child Support (Great Britain Reciprocal Arrangements) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2012 and shall come into operation on 29th October 2012.

## 2 Amendment of the Child Support (Great Britain Reciprocal Arrangements) Regulations

(1) The Child Support (Great Britain Reciprocal Arrangements) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1993 are amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3).
(2) In regulation 2(1) for “1A and 1B” substitute “1A, 1B and 1C”.
(3) After Schedule 1B (exchange of letters) insert the Schedule set out in the Schedule to these Regulations.

## Signature

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Social Development on 5th October 2012
(L.S.)
Anne McCleary
A senior officer of the Department for Social Development

## Schedule 1 

“SCHEDULE 1C
EXCHANGE OF LETTERS AMENDING THE MEMORANDUM OF ARRANGEMENTS RELATING TO THE PROVISION MADE FOR CHILD SUPPORT MAINTENANCE IN THE UNITED KINGDOM
Regulation 2(1)”

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations give effect in Northern Ireland to amendments to reciprocal arrangements relating to matters for which provision is made by the Child Support (Northern Ireland) Order 1991 and, in Great Britain by the Child Support Act 1991. The amendments to the arrangements relate to the introduction of new rules for calculating child support maintenance, introduced by the Child Maintenance Act (Northern Ireland) 2008 and the Child Maintenance and Other Payments Act 2008, and make provision so that where the new rules apply to a case, the case will be administered in the territory where the non-resident parent resides, and the provisions applying in that territory will apply.
The amendments, contained in an Exchange of Letters between the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Work and Pensions and the Minister for Social Development, are set out in the Schedule to the Regulations.

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Page: https://openlegislation.uk/child-support-great-britain-reciprocal-arrangements-amendment-regulations-northern-ireland-2012
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