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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/child-support-maintenance-calculation-procedure-regulations-northern-ireland-2001",
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  "title": "The Child Support (Maintenance Calculation Procedure) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2001",
  "short_title": "Child Support (Maintenance Calculation Procedure) 2001",
  "long_title": "These Regulations provide for various procedural matters relating to an application for a maintenance calculation under the Child Support (Northern Ireland) Order 1991 (“the Order”), and make provision in respect of effective dates of calculations and of reduced benefit decisions, consequent upon the introduction of changes to the child support system made by the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act (Northern Ireland) 2000. Subject to savings for transitional purposes these Regulations revoke the Child Support (Maintenance Assessment Procedure) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1992.",
  "citation": "S.R. 2001/17",
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  "year": "2001",
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  "date": "2001-01-23",
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      "path": "introduction",
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      "heading": "Introductory text",
      "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/child-support-maintenance-calculation-procedure-regulations-northern-ireland-2001/introduction",
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