Regulation 6 Notification by the court

England, Wales and Scotland

(1)

Where a court is aware that a maintenance F1calculation is in force and makes an order mentioned in regulation 3(1) which it considers has affected, or is likely to affect, that F2calculation, the person prescribed in paragraph (2) shall notify the Secretary of State to that effect.

(2)

The prescribed person is the person holding the office specified below in the court where the order in question was made or subsequently registered—

(a)

in England and Wales—

(i)

in relation to the High Court, the senior district judge of the principal registry of the Family Division or, where proceedings were instituted in a district registry, the district judge;

F3(ii)

in relation to the family court, a court officer;

(b)

in Scotland—

(i)

in relation to the Court of Session, the Deputy Principal Clerk of Session;

(ii)

in relation to a sheriff court, the sheriff clerk.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Word in reg. 6(1) substituted (coming into force and with effect for specified purposes on various dates in accordance with reg. 1(3)(d) of the amending S.I. and s. 26, Sch. 3 para. 11(19)(20) of 2000 c. 19) by Child Support (Information, Evidence and Disclosure and Maintenance Arrangements and Jurisdiction) (Amendment) Regulations 2000, (S.I. 2001/161), regs. 1(3)(d), 2(2) (with reg. 10); S.I. 2003/192, art. 3, Sch.
F2: Word in reg. 6(1) substituted (coming into force and with effect for specified purposes on various dates in accordance with reg. 1(3)(d) of the amending S.I. and s. 26, Sch. 3 para. 11(19)(20) of 2000 c. 19) by Child Support (Information, Evidence and Disclosure and Maintenance Arrangements and Jurisdiction) (Amendment) Regulations 2000, (S.I. 2001/161), regs. 1(3)(d), 2(2) (with reg. 10); S.I. 2003/192, art. 3, Sch.
F3: Reg. 6(2)(a)(ii) substituted for reg. 6(2)(a)(ii) (22.4.2014) by The Crime and Courts Act 2013 (Family Court: Consequential Provision) (No.2) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/879), arts. 1(1), 27