{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/child-support-transitional-provisions-regulations-northern-ireland-2001/regulation-16",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/child-support-transitional-provisions-regulations-northern-ireland-2001/regulation-16.json",
  "legislation": "nisr/2001/19",
  "legislation_title": "The Child Support (Transitional Provisions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2001",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/child-support-transitional-provisions-regulations-northern-ireland-2001",
  "path": "regulation/16",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "16",
  "heading": "Conversion calculation and conversion decision",
  "text": "(1) A conversion calculation by the Department shall be made—\n(a) in accordance with Part I of Schedule 1 to the Order;\n(b) taking into account the information used in accordance with regulation 3(2); and\n(c) taking into account any relevant departure direction or any relevant property transfer as provided in regulations 17 to 23A.\n(2) A conversion decision shall be treated for the purposes of any revision, supersession, appeal or application for a variation under Article 18, 19, 22 or 28G of the Order and Regulations made in connection with such matters, as a decision under Article 13 of the Order made with effect from the date of notification of that decision and, where a conversion decision has been made, the case shall for those purposes be treated as if there were a maintenance calculation in force.\n(2A) For the purposes of Articles 29 to 38B of the Order and regulations made under or by virtue of those Articles, a conversion decision shall be treated on or after the case conversion date as if it were a maintenance calculation.\n(2B) For the purposes of regulation 2 of the Social Security Benefits (Maintenance Payments and Consequential Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996 (interpretation for the purposes of section 72A of the Act), a conversion decision shall be treated on or after the case conversion date as if it were a maintenance calculation.\n(2C) For the purposes of regulations 9 and 10 of the Arrears, Interest and Adjustment Regulations, a conversion decision shall be treated on or after the case conversion date as if it were a maintenance calculation.\n(3) A conversion decision shall become a maintenance calculation when the transitional period ends or, if later, any relevant property transfer taken into account in the conversion calculation ceases to have effect.",
  "extent": "N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Reg. 16(1)(b) substituted (7.10.2004) by The Child Support and Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2004 (S.R. 2004/428), regs. 1(1), 8(8)(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Word in reg. 16(1)(c) substituted (21.2.2003) by The Child Support and Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003 (S.R. 2003/84), regs. 1(a), 10(7)(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Reg. 16(2A) inserted (21.2.2003) by The Child Support and Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003 (S.R. 2003/84), regs. 1(a), 10(7)(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Reg. 16(2B) inserted (3.3.2003) by The Child Support and Social Security (Transitional Provision) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003 (S.R. 2003/91), regs. 1, 3"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F5",
      "text": "Reg. 16(2C) inserted (7.10.2004) by The Child Support and Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2004 (S.R. 2004/428), regs. 1(1), 8(8)(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F6",
      "text": "Words in reg. 16(3) substituted (21.2.2003) by The Child Support and Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003 (S.R. 2003/84), regs. 1(a), 10(7)(c)(i)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F7",
      "text": "Words in reg. 16(3) substituted (21.2.2003) by The Child Support and Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003 (S.R. 2003/84), regs. 1(a), 10(7)(c)(ii)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Reg. 16 icomes into operation in accordance with reg. 1"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "Articles 18, 19 and 22 were substituted by Articles 40 to 42 of the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1998, Articles 18 and 19 are amended by sections 8 and 9 of the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act (Northern Ireland) 2000 and Article 22 is further substituted by section 10 of that Act. Article 28G is inserted by section 7 of that Act"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2001/19/regulation/16",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T02:13:18.054972+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."
}