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The Contracting Out (Functions Relating to Child Support) Order (Northern Ireland) 2006

S.R. 2006/286 · Made 28 June 2006 · Extends to Northern Ireland

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CONTRACTING OUT

CHILD SUPPORT

Made 28th June 2006

Coming into operation 3rd July 2006

This Order is made in exercise of the powers conferred by Article 17(1) of the Deregulation and Contracting Out (Northern Ireland) Order 1996f1, and now vested in the Department for Social Developmentf2.

The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions has made an Order under section 69 of the Deregulation and Contracting Out Act 1994f3.

Accordingly, the Department for Social Development makes the following Order:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

S.I. 1996/1632 (N.I. 11); Article 17(1) was amended by section 7(1) of the Social Security Act (Northern Ireland) 2002 (c. 10 (N.I.))

f2

See Article 8(b) of S.R. 1999 No. 481

f3

1994 c. 40

Contents

  1. 1Citation, commencement and interpretation
  2. 2Contracting out of functions relating to child support
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Citation, commencement and interpretationI1

(1)

This Order may be cited as the Contracting Out (Functions Relating to Child Support) Order (Northern Ireland) 2006 and shall come into operation on 3rd July 2006.

(2)

In this Order “the 1991 Order” means the Child Support (Northern Ireland) Order 1991f1.

2Contracting out of functions relating to child supportI1

(1)

Subject to paragraph (2) F1or (3), any function of the Department relating to child support under or by virtue of the provisions of the 1991 Order, may be exercised by, or by employees of, such person (if any) as may be authorised by the Department.

(2)

Paragraph (1) shall not include functions under the following provisions—

(a)

Article 17 of the 1991 Orderf1 (powers of inspectors);

(b)

Article 35 of the 1991 Order (enforcement of liability orders);

(c)

Article 36A of the 1991 Orderf2 (commitment to prison and disqualification from driving); F2or

(d)

Article 37A of the 1991 Orderf3 (disqualification from driving: further provision); F3...

F4(e)

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F5(3)

Paragraph (1) shall not include any function if—

(a)

it is a power or right of entry, search or seizure into or of any property; or

(b)

it is a power or duty to make subordinate legislation.

Signature

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Social Development on 28th June 2006

L.S.

John O'Neill

A senior officer of the

Department for Social Development

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order makes provision to enable the Department to authorise another person to exercise functions relating to child support other than certain functions which are excluded from contracting out by section 71 of the Deregulation and Contracting Out Act 1994 such as rights of entry and seizure, and the power to make subordinate legislation.