Paragraph 10B F1
The Department may by regulations provide that, in such circumstances and to such extent as may be prescribed—
where the Department is satisfied that a person has intentionally deprived himself of a source of income with a view to reducing the amount of his F2gross weekly income, his gross weekly income shall be taken to include income from that source of an amount estimated by the Department;
a person is to be treated as possessing income which he does not possess;
income which a person does possess is to be disregarded.
Annotations
Textual amendments
- F1
Sch. 1 Pt. I substituted (22.11.2000 and 3.3.2003 for specified purposes) by Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act (Northern Ireland) 2000 (c. 4), ss. 1(3), 68(2), Sch. 1; S.R. 2000/358, art. 2(b), Sch. Pt. II; S.R. 2003/53, art. 3(1), Sch.
- F2
Words in Sch. 1 Pt. I substituted (3.12.2012 for specified purposes, 10.12.2012 for specified purposes, 29.7.2013 for specified purposes, 25.11.2013 in so far as not already in operation) by Child Maintenance Act (Northern Ireland) 2008 (c. 10), s. 41(1), Sch. 1 para. 2 (with s. 37); S.R. 2012/423, art. 2(2)(d); S.R. 2012/440, arts. 2(1)(b), 3 (with art. 4) (as modified (30.6.2014) by S.R. 2014/194, art. 4); S.R. 2013/201, arts. 2(1)(b), 3 (with art. 4) (as modified (30.6.2014) by S.R. 2014/194, art. 5); S.R. 2013/276, art. 2(a) (with arts. 3-5)
Notes on Schedule 1
Textual amendments
- F1
Word in Sch. 1 heading substituted (3.3.2003 for specified purposes) by Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act (Northern Ireland) 2000 (c. 4), ss. 1(2)(b), 68(2); S.R. 2003/53, art. 3(1), Sch.
Notes on Part I
Modifications
- C1
Sch. 1 para. 5 (as originally enacted) amended (1.7.2008 for specified purposes, 27.10.2008 in so far as not already in operation) by Welfare Reform Act (Northern Ireland) 2007 (c. 2), s. 60(1), Sch. 3 para. 2(8); S.R. 2008/276, art. 2(2)(c), Sch. Pt. 1
- C2
Sch. 1 para. 5 (as originally enacted) amended (27.9.2017) by The Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/2006), art. 2(2), Sch. 2 para. 2; S.R. 2017/190, art. 4(1)(2)(g)(i)
- C3
Sch. 1 para. 6 (as originally enacted) amended (13.1.2020) by The Marriage (Same-sex Couples) and Civil Partnership (Opposite-sex Couples) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1514), regs. 1(2), 64(5) (with regs. 6-9)