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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/contracting-out-functions-relating-to-child-support-order-northern-ireland-2006/article-2",
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  "legislation": "nisr/2006/286",
  "legislation_title": "The Contracting Out (Functions Relating to Child Support) Order (Northern Ireland) 2006",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/contracting-out-functions-relating-to-child-support-order-northern-ireland-2006",
  "path": "article/2",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Contracting out of functions relating to child support",
  "text": "(1) Subject to paragraph (2) or (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.\n(2) Paragraph (1) shall not include functions under the following provisions—\n(a) Article 17 of the 1991 Order (powers of inspectors);\n(b) Article 35 of the 1991 Order (enforcement of liability orders);\n(c) Article 36A of the 1991 Order (commitment to prison and disqualification from driving); or\n(d) Article 37A of the 1991 Order (disqualification from driving: further provision); ...\n(e) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n(3) Paragraph (1) shall not include any function if—\n(a) it is a power or right of entry, search or seizure into or of any property; or\n(b) it is a power or duty to make subordinate legislation.",
  "extent": "N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in art. 2(1) inserted (3.11.2006) by The Contracting Out (Functions Relating to Child Support) (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2006 (S.R. 2006/433), arts. 1, 2(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Word in art. 2(2)(c) added (3.11.2006) by The Contracting Out (Functions Relating to Child Support) (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2006 (S.R. 2006/433), arts. 1, 2(b)(i)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Word in art. 2(2)(d) omitted (3.11.2006) by virtue of The Contracting Out (Functions Relating to Child Support) (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2006 (S.R. 2006/433), arts. 1, 2(b)(ii)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Art. 2(e) omitted (3.11.2006) by virtue of The Contracting Out (Functions Relating to Child Support) (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2006 (S.R. 2006/433), arts. 1, 2(b)(iii)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F5",
      "text": "Art. 2(3) added (3.11.2006) by The Contracting Out (Functions Relating to Child Support) (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2006 (S.R. 2006/433), arts. 1, 2(c)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Art. 2 in operation at 3.7.2006, see art. 1(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "Article 17 was amended by section 14 of the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security (Northern Ireland) 2000 and paragraph 9 of Schedule 24 to the Civil Partnership Act 2004 (c. 33)"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "Article 36A was inserted by section 16(1) of the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act (Northern Ireland) 2000"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "Article 37A was inserted by section 16(3) of the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act (Northern Ireland) 2000"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2006/286/article/2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T01:46:04.589273+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."
}