Regulation 3 Amendment of the Child Support (Collection and Enforcement) RegulationsI1

after paragraph (1)(f) add:—

“(g)

by credit card;

(h)

by a voluntary deduction from earnings arrangement.”;

for paragraph (1A)^f3 substitute:—

“(1A)

In paragraph (1):—

(a)

“debit card” means a card, operating as a substitute for a cheque that can be used to obtain cash or to make a payment at a point of sale whereby the card holder’s bank or building society account is debited without deferment of payment;

(b)

“credit card” means a card which is a credit-token within the meaning of section 14(1)(b) of the Consumer Credit Act 1974;

(c)

“voluntary deduction from earnings arrangement” means an arrangement under which the liable person and his employer agree that payments of child support maintenance are to be deducted from the liable person’s earnings and paid to the Department.”.