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The Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act 2000 (Commencement No. 7) Order 2001

S.I. 2001/774 · Made 6 March 2001

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FAMILY LAW, ENGLAND AND WALES

Made 6th March 2001

The Lord Chancellor, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 86(2) and (3) of the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act 2000f1, hereby makes the following Order:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

2000 c. 19.

Contents

  1. 1Article 1
  2. 2Article 2
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1

This Order may be cited as the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act 2000 (Commencement No. 7) Order 2001.

2

The following provisions of the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act 2000 shall come into force on 1st April 2001—

(a)

section 82;

(b)

section 83;

(c)

Schedule 8;

(d)

Part IX of Schedule 9 and section 85(1) in so far as it relates to that Part.

Signature

Irvine of Lairg, C.

Dated 6th March 2001

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order brings into force on 1st April 2001 sections 82 and 83 of, and Schedule 8 and Part IX of Schedule 9 to, the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act 2000. Section 82 amends the provisions of Part III of the Family Law Reform Act 1969 (1969 c. 46) on tests for determining parentage. Section 83 inserts a new section 55A in the Family Law Act 1986 (1986 c. 55) on applications for declarations of parentage, replacing applications under section 56(1)(a) of that Act and under section 27 of the Child Support Act 1991 (1991 c. 48). Schedule 8 and Part IX of Schedule 9 contain consequential amendments and repeals.