Regulation 10 Substitution of regulation 5 of the Information, Evidence and Disclosure Regulations

For regulation 5 of the Information, Evidence and Disclosure Regulations (time for furnishing information), there shall be substituted the following regulation—

“ Time within which information or evidence is to be furnished

5

(1)

Subject to paragraph (2) and the provisions of regulations 2(5), 6(1) and 17(5) of the Maintenance Assessment Procedure Regulations, information or evidence furnished in accordance with regulations 2 and 3 shall be furnished as soon as is reasonably practicable in the particular circumstances of the case.

(2)

Where an application for a review has been made under section 17 or 18 of the Act, or a child support officer is proposing to conduct or is conducting a review under section 19 of the Act, and the Secretary of State or a child support officer has after 22nd January 1996 requested any person to provide information or evidence in accordance with the provisions of regulations 2 and 3 in connection with that review or proposed review, that person shall furnish such information or evidence within 14 days of that request being made.”.