{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/child-support-pensions-and-social-security-2000-act-commencement-no-1-order-northern-ireland-2000/note",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/child-support-pensions-and-social-security-2000-act-commencement-no-1-order-northern-ireland-2000/note.json",
  "legislation": "nisr/2000/358",
  "legislation_title": "The Child Support, Pensions and Social Security (2000 Act) (Commencement No. 1) Order (Northern Ireland) 2000",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/child-support-pensions-and-social-security-2000-act-commencement-no-1-order-northern-ireland-2000",
  "path": "note",
  "kind": "note",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Order.)\nThis Order provides for the coming into operation of provisions of the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act (Northern Ireland) 2000 as follows—\n22nd November 2000 for provisions relating to—\nthe sharing of state scheme rights,\nchild benefit disregards,\nthe Social Security Advisory Committee,\npensions miscellaneous amendments and repeals, and\nsocial security investigation powers;\n22nd November 2000 for provisions relating to—\nchild support,\ndiscretionary financial assistance with housing,\nrecovery of housing benefit, and\nhousing benefit revision and appeals,\nfor the purpose only of authorising the making of regulations;\n1st January 2001 for a further provision relating to child support; and\n8th January 2001 for provisions relating to state second pension for the purpose only of authorising the making of regulations or orders.\nThe impact on business of the commencement of provisions in the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act (Northern Ireland) 2000 is detailed in the Regulatory Impact Assessment relating to the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Bill. A copy of that Assessment may be obtained, free of charge, from Social Security Policy and Legislation Division, Castle Buildings, Stormont, Belfast BT4 3SQ.",
  "extent": "N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2000/358/note",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T02:13:57.247364+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."
}