Regulation 4 Amendment of the Child Support (Collection and Enforcement) RegulationsI1

Northern Ireland

(1)

The Child Support (Collection and Enforcement) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1992^f1 are amended as follows.

(2)

In regulation 22 (appeals against deduction from earnings orders), for paragraph (2) substitute—

“(2)
Any appeal shall be made within, either—

(a)
28 days of the date on which the matter appealed against arose, where the liable person is resident in the United Kingdom; or

(b)
56 days of the date on which the matter appealed against arose, where the liable person is not resident in the United Kingdom.”.

(3)

In regulation 26^f2 (notice of intention to apply for a liability order)—

(a)

at the beginning of paragraph (1) insert “Subject to paragraph (1A),”;

(b)

after paragraph (1) insert—

“(1A)
Where the liable person is not resident in the United Kingdom, the Department shall give the liable person at least 28 days’ notice of its intention to apply for a liability order under Article 33(2) of the Order.”.

(4)

In regulation 31(1)^f3 (disqualification from driving order), omit “having jurisdiction for the area in which the liable person resides”.

Annotations

Commencement

I1: Reg. 4 in operation at 1.8.2007, see reg. 1

Footnotes

f1: S.R. 1992 No. 390. Relevant amending provision is S.R. 2001 No. 15
f2: Regulation 26 is amended in certain cases by regulation 3(17) of S.R. 2001 No. 15
f3: Regulation 31 was added by regulation 3(19) of S.R. 2001 No. 15