# The Child Support (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999, Note: Explanatory note

Extent: N.I.

(This note is not part of the Regulations.)
These Regulations amend various regulations made under the Child Support (Northern Ireland) Order 1991, as amended by the Child Support (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 (S.I. 1995/2702 (N.I. 13)).
Regulation 9 of the Child Support (Information, Evidence and Disclosure) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1992, which makes provision for the disclosure of certain information to an appropriate authority, is repealed to avoid overlap with the provision made by paragraph 69 of Schedule 6 to the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1998 (S.I. 1998/1506 (N.I. 10)) (regulation 2(3)). In addition the information available to be disclosed between the parties to an assessment is broadened by means of amendment to regulation 9A (regulation 2(4)).
The Child Support (Maintenance Assessment Procedure) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1992 are amended in order to amend certain obsolete references to youth training schemes (regulation 3).
The Child Support (Maintenance Assessments and Special Cases) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1992 are amended by regulation 4 in the following respects. Firstly, regulation 19 is amended to remove an anomaly relating to the effective dates of assessments made where both parents are absent (regulation 4(4)). Secondly, provision is made for the earnings of a self-employed earner to be calculated on the basis of taxable profit figures submitted to the Inland Revenue by that earner, rather than by reference to the provisions at present contained in Chapter 2 of Schedule 1 to the Regulations (regulation 4(5)(a)). Thirdly, in relation to transfers of property made in accordance with the terms of a court order or written maintenance agreement made or executed prior to 5th April 1993, provision is made to amend the definition of a “qualifying transfer” and for the calculation of the value of such transfers for the purposes of the allowance in exempt income(regulation 4(6)). Finally, several minor amendments are made, firstly, to bring up to date, references to youth training schemes (regulation 4(2)(c) and (d) and (3)) and to replace provisions in the Jobseeker’s Allowance legislation (regulation 4(5)(e) and (g)) and secondly to make provision as to the treatment in income terms of certain child and dependency allowances which may be paid in conjunction with a war pension (regulation 4(5)(f) and (h)).
The Child Support (Collection and Enforcement) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1992 are amended to make it an offence, on the part of an employer, to fail to forward amounts deducted under a deduction from earnings order to the Department of Health and Social Services by the date set in regulation 14 of those Regulations (regulation 5).
The Child Support Fees Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1992 are amended to provide that no assessment fee or collection fee shall be payable where it would otherwise have become payable on or after 18th April 1995 and before 6th April 2001 (regulation 6).
Regulation 7 makes certain transitional provisions.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/1999/152/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/child-support-miscellaneous-amendments-regulations-northern-ireland-1999/note
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