# The Child Support, Pensions and Social Security (2000 Act) (Commencement No. 3) Order (Northern Ireland) 2000

S.R. 2000/406 · made 29 December 2000

This Order provides for the coming into operation of provisions of the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act (Northern Ireland) 2000 relating to child support as follows—31st January 2001 for provisions—making it a criminal offence either to fail to provide information or to provide false information, andrelating to powers of inspectors, presumption of parentage and jurisdiction;15th February 2001 for provisions relating to redetermination of appeals; and2nd April 2001 for provisions relating to imprisonment and disqualification from driving.

Made under: Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act (Northern Ireland) 2000 (Section 68)

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## Introductory text

CHILD SUPPORT
PENSIONS
SOCIAL SECURITY
Made 29th December 2000
The Department for Social Development, in exercise of the powers conferred on it by section 68(2)(a) of the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act (Northern Ireland) 2000 and of all other powers enabling it in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:

## 1 Citation and interpretation

(1) This Order may be cited as the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security (2000 Act) (Commencement No. 3) Order (Northern Ireland) 2000.
(2) In this Order “the Act” means the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act (Northern Ireland) 2000.

## 2 Appointed days

The day appointed for the coming into operation of—
(a) the provisions of the Act specified in the Schedule, is 31st January 2001;
(b) section 11 of the Act (redetermination of appeals), is 15th February 2001; and
(c) section 16 of the Act (disqualification from driving) in so far as not already in operation, is 2nd April 2001.

## Signature

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Social Development on 29th December 2000.
L.S.
John O'Neill
Senior Officer of the
Department for Social Development

## Provisions coming into operation on 31st January 2001

Provisions of the Act
Subject Matter
Section 13
Information — offences
Section 14
Inspectors
Section 15
Presumption of parentage in child support cases
Section 21(1) and (2), and (3) in so far as not already in operation
Jurisdiction
Schedule 3, paragraph 11 in so far as it amends Article 4(2) of the Child Support Order for the purposes of Articles 17(4A) and 41(1) and (2A) of that Order, and section 25 in so far as it relates to that paragraph
Amendment of statutory provisions relating to child support

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order.)
This Order provides for the coming into operation of provisions of the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act (Northern Ireland) 2000 relating to child support as follows—
31st January 2001 for provisions—
making it a criminal offence either to fail to provide information or to provide false information, and
relating to powers of inspectors, presumption of parentage and jurisdiction;
15th February 2001 for provisions relating to redetermination of appeals; and
2nd April 2001 for provisions relating to imprisonment and disqualification from driving.
The 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.

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Page: https://openlegislation.uk/child-support-pensions-and-social-security-2000-act-commencement-no-3-order-northern-ireland-2000
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