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The Child Support, Pensions and Social Security (2000 Act) (Commencement No. 8) Order (Northern Ireland) 2002

S.R. 2002/118 · Made 22 March 2002

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FAMILY LAW

Made 22nd March 2002

The Lord Chancellor, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 68(2)(b) of the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act (Northern Ireland) 2000f1 hereby makes the following Order:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

2000 c. 4 (N.I.)

Contents

  1. 1Citation and interpretation
  2. 2Appointed days
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Citation and interpretation

(1)

This Order may be cited as the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security (2000 Act) (Commencement No. 8) Order (Northern Ireland) 2002.

(2)

In this Order any reference to a numbered section or Schedule is to the section of, or the Schedule to, the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act (Northern Ireland) 2000 bearing that number.

2Appointed days

(1)

The day appointed for the coming into operation of—

(a)

section 65 (tests for determining paternity); and

(b)

paragraph 7 of Schedule 8 (declaration of status: consequential amendments) and section 66(5) (declaration of status) in so far as it relates to that paragraph

for the purpose only of authorising the making of orders or regulations is 23rd March 2002.

(2)

The day appointed for the coming into operation of—

(a)

section 65 in so far as not already in operation;

(b)

section 66 and Schedule 8 in so far as not already in operation; and

(c)

Part VII of Schedule 9 (repeals) (except in so far as it relates to Article 27(2), Case D of the Child Support (Northern Ireland) Order 1991f1) and section 67 in so far as it relates to that Part,

is 15th April 2002.

Signature

Irving of Lairg, C.

Dated 22nd March 2002

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 as follows—

23rd March 2002 for section 65 and paragraph 7 of Schedule 8 for the purpose of authorising the making of orders or regulations; and

15th April 2002 for sections 65 and 66 and Schedule 8 (in so far as not already in operation) and Part VII of Schedule 9 (except in so far as it relates to Article 27(2), Case D of the Child Support (Northern Ireland) Order 1991).