Regulation 29 Revocation and savingsF1I1
Northern Ireland
Subject to paragraph (2), the Child Support (Maintenance Assessment Procedure) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1992f1 shall be revoked with respect to a particular case with effect from the date that these Regulations come into operation with respect to that type of case (“the commencement date”).
Subject to F2regulation 30(1C)(b) and (2), where before the commencement date in respect of a particular case—
an application was made and not determined for—
a maintenance assessment;
a departure direction, or
a revision or supersession of a decision;
the Department had begun but not completed a revision or supersession of a decision on its own initiative;
any time limit provided for in Regulations for making an application for a revision or a departure direction had not expired; or
any appeal was made but not decided or any time limit for making an appeal had not expired,
the provisions of the Maintenance Assessment Procedure Regulations shall continue to apply for the purposes of—
the decision on the application referred to in sub-paragraph (a);
the revision or supersession referred to in sub-paragraph (b);
the ability to apply for the revision or the departure direction referred to in sub-paragraph (c) and the decision whether to revise or to give a departure direction following any such application;
any appeal outstanding or made during the time limit referred to in sub-paragraph (d); or
any revision, supersession, appeal or application for a departure direction in relation to a decision, ability to apply or appeal referred to in sub-paragraphs (aa) to (dd).
Where immediately before the commencement date in respect of a particular case an interim maintenance assessment was in force, the provisions of the Maintenance Assessment Procedure Regulations shall continue to apply for the purposes of the decision under Article 19 of the Order to make a maintenance assessment calculated in accordance with Part I of Schedule 1 to the Order before its amendment by the Act and any revision, supersession or appeal in relation to that decision.
Where after the commencement date a maintenance assessment is revised, cancelled or ceases to have effect from a date which is prior to the commencement date, the Maintenance Assessment Procedure Regulations shall apply for the purposes of that cancellation or cessation.
Where under regulation 28(1) of the Child Support (Transitional Provisions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2001f2 an application for a maintenance calculation is treated as an application for a maintenance assessment, the provisions of the Maintenance Assessment Procedure Regulations shall continue to apply for the purposes of the determination of the application and any revision, supersession or appeal in relation to any such assessment made.
For the purposes of this regulation—
“departure direction,” “maintenance assessment” and “interim maintenance assessment” have the same meaning as in Article 2(2) of the Orderf3 before its amendment by the Act;
“revision or supersession” means a revision or supersession of a decision under Article 18 or 19 of the Orderf4 before their amendment by the Act.
For the purposes of this regulation and regulation 30 “Maintenance Assessment Procedure Regulations” means the Child Support (Maintenance Assessment Procedure) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1992.
Annotations
Textual amendments
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Regulations revoked (coming into operation in accordance with reg. 1(1)(c) of the amending Rule) by The Child Support (Meaning of Child and New Calculation Rules) (Consequential and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2012 (S.R. 2012/438), regs. 1(1)(c), 9(2), Sch.; S.R. 2012/440, art. 2(1)(b)
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Words in reg. 29(2) substituted (21.2.2003) by The Child Support and Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003 (S.R. 2003/84), regs. 1(a), 8(6)
Commencement
Footnotes
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The definition of “departure direction” was inserted by paragraph 2 of Schedule 3 to the Child Support (Northern Ireland) Order 1995
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Articles 18 and 19 were substituted respectively by Articles 40 and 41 of the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1998