# The Child Support (Management of Payments and Arrears) Regulations 2009, Regulation 2: Interpretation

Extent: E+W+S

(1) 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 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 ;
“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;
“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 ;
“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—
(a)a person with care;
(b)a non-resident parent;
(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.
(2) 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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2009/3151/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/child-support-management-of-payments-and-arrears-regulations-2009/regulation-2
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