Regulation 4 Information from other personsI1
Northern Ireland
The persons listed in paragraph (2) must furnish such information or evidence as is required by the Department and is needed—
for the determination of any application made under the Order or any question arising in connection with such an application;
for the making of any decision, or in connection with the imposition of any condition or requirement, under that Order; or
in connection with the collection or enforcement of child support or other maintenance under that Order.
The persons required to furnish information or evidence are—
subject to regulation 5, the non-resident parent;
a current or previous employer of the non-resident parent;
a person for whom the non-resident parent is providing or has provided services under a contract for services;
a person who acts or has acted as an accountant for the non-resident parent;
a person, other than the applicant, who provides day to day care for a child in respect of whom an application for a maintenance calculation has been made or in respect of whom a maintenance calculation is or has been in force;
a credit reference agency within the meaning given by the Consumer Credit Act 1974f1;
the appropriate authority, the Health and Social Services Board or the HSS trust in whose area the non-resident parent or the person with care resides or has resided;
persons employed in the service of the Crown or otherwise in the discharge of Crown functions—
a person who, in the course of business, may lawfully accept deposits in the United Kingdom;
a person who, within the meaning of Article 10(1) of the Electricity (Northern Ireland) Order 1992f8, distributes or supplies electricity;
a person (“P”)—
who is carrying on, or who has carried on, share trading or investment management;
who is communicating, or who has communicated, in the course of business, an invitation or inducement to engage in share trading or investment management;
a person (P’s “intermediary”) who has, or who has had, arrangements with P that P is, or was, to—
carry on share trading or investment management;
communicate, in the course of business, an invitation or inducement to engage in share trading or investment management;
except where sub-paragraph (d) applies, a person providing, or who has provided, professional services to the non-resident parent, P or P’s intermediary, in relation to the activities described in sub-paragraph (ka) or (kb);
a qualifying lender (within the meaning given in Article 14(7) of the Welfare Reform and Work (Northern Ireland) Order 2016);
a trustee or manager of an occupational F3or personal pension scheme (within the meaning of section 1(1) of the Pensions Schemes (Northern Ireland) Act 1993).
the Motor Insurers’ Bureau, a company limited by guarantee, or its officers where officer has the meaning given by section 1173(1) of the Companies Act 2006.
The persons mentioned in paragraph (2)(b) and (c) include persons employed in the service of the Crown or otherwise in the discharge of Crown functions.
For the purposes of this regulation—
“the 2001 Order” means the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Regulated Activities) Order 2001
“the 2005 Order” means the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005
“carrying on share trading or investment management” means carrying on a regulated activity referred to in—
- (a)
any of articles 14, 21, 25, 40, 45 F6, 53 or 55A of the 2001 Order in relation to shares or stock within the meaning of article 76 of that Order;
- (b)
article 37 of the 2001 Order,
and an expression referring to this is to be construed accordingly;
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“engage in share trading or investment management” means engaging in an activity referred to in—
- (a)
any of paragraphs 3, 4, 6, 7 or 11 of Part I of Schedule 1 to the 2005 Order in relation to shares or stock within the meaning of paragraph 14 of Part II of Schedule 1 to that Order,
- (b)
paragraph 5 of Part I of Schedule 1 to the 2005 Order;
and an expression referring to this is to be construed accordingly;
- (a)
“communicate” has the same meaning as in section 21(13) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000;
“in the course of business” and “invitation or inducement” have the same meanings as in the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000;
“professional services” has the same meaning as in section 327(8) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000;
“regulated activity” has the same meaning as in section 22 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000.
Annotations
Textual amendments
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Reg. 4(2)(l)(m) and semicolon inserted (10.12.2019) by The Child Support (Miscellaneous Amendments No. 4) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2019 (S.R. 2019/222), regs. 1(1), 5(2), 8
- F2
Reg. 4(2)(ka)-(kc) inserted (26.5.2022) by The Child Support (Amendments Relating to Information) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2022 (S.R. 2022/177), regs. 1(1), 2(2)(a)
- F3
Words in reg. 4(2)(m) inserted (26.5.2022) by The Child Support (Amendments Relating to Information) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2022 (S.R. 2022/177), regs. 1(1), 2(2)(b)
- F4
Reg. 4(2)(n) inserted (26.5.2022) by The Child Support (Amendments Relating to Information) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2022 (S.R. 2022/177), regs. 1(1), 2(2)(c)
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Reg. 4(4) inserted (26.5.2022) by The Child Support (Amendments Relating to Information) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2022 (S.R. 2022/177), regs. 1(1), 2(2)(d)
- F6
Words in reg. 4(4) substituted (23.2.2026 for specified purposes, 6.4.2026 in so far as not already in operation) by The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Regulated Activities) (Providing Targeted Support) (Amendment) Order 2026 (S.I. 2026/74), art. 1(2)(3), Sch. para. 7
Commencement
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Reg. 4 in operation at 27.10.2008, see reg. 1
Footnotes
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1988 c. 52; sections 97 to 99A were amended by the Road Traffic (Driver Licensing and Information Systems) Act 1989 (c. 22), the Road Traffic Act 1991 (c. 40), the Driving Licences (Community Driving Licence) Regulations (S.I. 1990/144), the Driving Licences (Community Driving Licence) Regulations 1996 (S.I. 1996/1974), the Driving Licences (Community Driving Licence) Regulations 1998 (S.I. 1998/1420), the Road Traffic (New Drivers) Act 1995 (c. 13) and the Transport Act 2000 (c. 38)
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1994 c. 22; Part II was amended by the Finance Act 1995 (c. 4), the Finance Act 1996 (c. 8), the Finance Act 1997 (c. 16), the Finance (No. 2) Act 1997 (c. 58), the Finance Act 1998 (c. 36), the Vehicles (Crime) Act 2001 (c. 3), the Finance Act 2002 (c. 23), the Finance Act 2003 (c. 14) and the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 (c. 15)
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