Regulation 8 Amendments to the Child Support Maintenance Calculation Regulations 2012

The Child Support Maintenance Calculation Regulations 2012^f1 are amended as follows.

In regulation 14(1) (grounds for revision), for sub-paragraph (a) substitute—

“(a)

if the Secretary of State receives an application for the revision of a decision under either section 16 or section 28G (application for a variation where a maintenance calculation is in force) of that Act—

(i)

within 30 days after the date of notification of the decision;

(ii)

within 30 days after the date on which notice of the correction is given under regulation 27A(3) (correction of accidental errors); or

(iii)

within such longer time as may be allowed under regulation 15;”.

After Chapter 5 (notification of decisions) insert—

“Chapter 5A

Accidental errors

Correction of accidental errors

27A.

(1)

An accidental error in a decision of the Secretary of State made under the 1991 Act, or in any record of such a decision, may be corrected by the Secretary of State at any time.

(2)

Such a correction is to be treated as part of that decision or of that record.

(3)

The Secretary of State must give written notice of the correction as soon as practicable to the persons to whom notice of the decision was required to be given.

(4)

In calculating the time within which an application may be made under regulation 14(1)(a) (grounds for revision) for a decision to be revised, no account is to be taken of any day falling before the day on which notice of any correction was given.”.