{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/child-support-miscellaneous-amendments-regulations-1998/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/child-support-miscellaneous-amendments-regulations-1998/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1998/58",
  "legislation_title": "The Child Support (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 1998",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/child-support-miscellaneous-amendments-regulations-1998",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "FAMILY LAW\nCHILD SUPPORT\nSOCIAL SECURITY\nMade 15th January 1998\nComing into force in accordance with regulation 1(2) and (3)\nWhereas a draft of this instrument was laid before Parliament in accordance with section 52(2) of the Child Support Act 1991, and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament:\nNow, therefore, the Secretary of State for Social Security, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 12(2), 14(1) and (3), 16(1), 21, 28A(3), 28G(4), 29, 32(1), 42, 43(1), 51, 52(4) and 54 of, and paragraphs 1, 4, 5, 6, 8, 11 and 14 of Schedule 1, paragraphs 2, 6 and 10 of Schedule 4A, and paragraphs 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 of Schedule 4B to, the Child Support Act 1991 and of all other powers enabling her in that behalf, after consultation with the Council on Tribunals in accordance with section 8 of the Tribunals and Inquiries Act 1992, hereby makes the following Regulations:",
  "extent": "E+W+S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1991 c. 48. Sections 28A to 28I of and Schedules 4A and 4B to the Child Support Act 1991 were inserted by sections 1 to 9 of the Child Support Act 1995 (1995 c. 34)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "Section 54 is cited because of the meaning ascribed to the word “prescribed”."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "1992 c. 53."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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