{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/child-support-northern-ireland-order-1991/article-32D",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/child-support-northern-ireland-order-1991/article-32D.json",
  "legislation": "nisi/1991/2628",
  "legislation_title": "The Child Support (Northern Ireland) Order 1991",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/child-support-northern-ireland-order-1991",
  "path": "article/32D",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "32D",
  "heading": "Orders under Article 32A: offences",
  "text": "(1) A person who fails to comply with the requirements of—\n(a) an order under Article 32A, or\n(b) any regulation under Article 32C which is designated by the regulations for the purposes of this sub-paragraph,\ncommits an offence.\n(2) It shall be a defence for a person charged with an offence under paragraph (1) to prove that the person took all reasonable steps to comply with the requirements in question.\n(3) A person guilty of an offence under paragraph (1) shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 2 on the standard scale.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Arts. 32A-32D inserted (1.6.2009 for specified purposes, 3.8.2009 in so far as not already in operation) by Child Maintenance Act (Northern Ireland) 2008 (c. 10), ss. 14, 41(1) (with s. 40(2)(3)); S.R. 2009/216, art. 2(1)(a)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/1991/2628/article/32D",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T04:45:21.435585+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}