Regulation 2 InterpretationC1

In these Regulations—

• “the 1991 Act” means the Child Support Act 1991;

• “a 1993 scheme case” means a case in respect of which the provisions of the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act 2000 M1 have not been brought into force in accordance with article 3 of the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act 2000 (Commencement No. 12) Order 2003 M2;

• F2“a 2003 scheme case” means a case in respect of which the provisions of the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act 2000 have been brought into force in accordance with article 3 of the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act 2000 (Commencement No.12) Order 2003;

• “a 2012 scheme case” means a case in respect of which the provisions of the Child Maintenance and Other Payments Act 2008 have been brought into force in accordance with article 2 of the Child Maintenance and Other Payments Act 2008 (Commencement No.10 and Transitional Provisions) Order 2012, article 2 of the Child Maintenance and Other Payments Act 2008 (Commencement No.11 and Transitional Provisions) Order 2013 or article 2 of the Child Maintenance and Other Payments Act 2008 (Commencement No.12 and Savings Provisions) and the Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No.15) Order 2013;

• “child in Scotland” means a child who has made an application for a maintenance calculation under section 7 of the 1991 Act;

• F3“Child Maintenance Service system” means the computer system used by the Child Maintenance Service which administers a 2012 scheme case or arrears from a 1993 or 2003 scheme case;

• “Child Support Agency system” means the computer system used by the Child Support Agency which administers a 1993 or 2003 scheme case;

• “the Decisions and Appeals Regulations” means the Social Security and Child Support (Decisions and Appeals) Regulations 1999 M3;

• F4“electronic communication” has the same meaning as in section 15(1) of the Electronic Communications Act 2000;

• “non-resident parent” includes a person treated as a non-resident parent by virtue of regulations made under section 42 of the 1991 Act;

• “relevant person” means—

  1. (a)

     a person with care;

  2. (b)

     a non-resident parent;

  3. (c)

     where the application for a maintenance calculation is made by a child under section 7 of the 1991 Act, that child,

  in respect of whom a maintenance calculation is or has been in force.

In the application of these Regulations to a 1993 scheme case, any reference to expressions in the 1991 Act (including “non-resident parent” and “maintenance calculation”) or to regulations made under that Act are to be read with the necessary modifications.