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The Child Support (Maintenance Calculations and Special Cases) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2001

S.R. 2001/18 · Made 23 January 2001 · Extends to Northern Ireland

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FAMILY LAW

CHILD SUPPORT

Made 23rd January 2001

Approved by resolution of the Assembly on 29th May 2001

Coming into operation in accordance with regulation 1(1)

F1The Department for Social Development, in exercise of the powers conferred by Articles 16(1) and (1A), 39, 47 and 48(4) of, and paragraphs 3(2), 4(1)(b) and (c) and (3), 5(a), 7(3), 9, 10 and 10C(2)(b) of Schedule 1 to, the Child Support (Northern Ireland) Order 1991f1 and now vested in itf2, and of all other powers enabling it in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations:C1

Annotations to the whole text

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)

Modifications

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Regulations applied (with modifications) (1.10.2010) by The Employment and Support Allowance (Transitional Provisions and Housing Benefit) (Existing Awards) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2010 (S.R. 2010/312), regs. 1, 16(2)(g), Sch. 3

Footnotes

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S.I. 1991/2628 (N.I. 23); Article 16 was amended by paragraph 3 of Schedule 3 to the Child Support (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 (S.I. 1995/2702 (N.I. 13)) and paragraph 14 of Schedule 6 to, and Schedule 7 to, the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1998 (S.I. 1998/1506 (N.I. 10)), Article 47 was amended by paragraph 31 of Schedule 6 to the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1998 and Part I of Schedule 1 was substituted by section 1(3) of, and Schedule 1 to, the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act (Northern Ireland) 2000

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See Article 8(b) of S.R. 1999 No. 481

Contents

  1. Part I: General
  2. 1Citation, commencement and interpretation
  3. Part II: Calculation of Child Support Maintenance
  4. 2Calculation of amounts
  5. 3Reduced Rate
  6. 4Flat rate
  7. 5Nil rate
  8. 6Apportionment
  9. 7Shared care
  10. Part III: Special Cases
  11. 8Persons treated as non-resident parents
  12. 9Care provided in part by an authority
  13. 10Care provided for relevant other child by an authority
  14. 11Non-resident parent liable to pay maintenance under a maintenance order
  15. 12Child who is a boarder or an in-patient in hospital
  16. 13Child who is allowed to live with his parent under Article 27(5) of the Children Order
  17. 14Person with part-time care who is not a non-resident parent
  18. Part IV: Revocation and Savings
  19. 15Revocation and savings
  20. Signature
  21. Schedule: Net Weekly Income
  22. Part I: General
  23. 1Net weekly income
  24. 2Amounts to be disregarded when calculating income
  25. Part II: Employed Earner
  26. 3Net weekly income of employed earner
  27. 4Earnings
  28. 5Deductions
  29. 6Calculation or estimate
  30. 6AEstimate of net weekly income of employed earner where insufficient information available
  31. Part III: Self-employed Earner
  32. 7Net weekly income of non-resident parent as a self-employed earner
  33. 8Figures calculated using gross receipts less deductions
  34. 9Rules for calculation under paragraph 8
  35. 9AEstimate of net weekly income of self-employed earner where insufficient information available
  36. 10Income from board or lodging
  37. Part IV: Tax Credits
  38. 11Working tax credit
  39. 12Employment Credits
  40. 13Disabled Person’s Tax Credits Repealed
  41. 13AChild tax credit
  42. Part V: Other Income
  43. 14Amount
  44. 15Types
  45. 16Calculation or estimate and period
  46. Part VI: BENEFITS, PENSIONS AND ALLOWANCES
  47. 17Paragraph 17
  48. Explanatory note