Regulation 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

These Regulations may be cited as the Child Support (Collection and Enforcement and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2000.

Regulations 4 and 6(3), and, for the purposes of those provisions, this regulation, shall come into force on 2nd April 2001 and regulation 2(6)(c) and (9), and, for the purposes of those provisions, this regulation, shall come into force on the day on which section 16 of the 2000 Act comes into force.

The remainder of these Regulations shall come into force in relation to a particular case on the day on which sections 1(2) and (3), 4, 18(1) and (2), and 20(1) of and Schedule 3 paragraph 11(2) and (16) to the 2000 Act come into force for the purposes of that type of case.

In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires—

• “the 2000 Act” means the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act 2000;

• “the Act” means the Child Support Act 1991;

• “the Arrears, Interest and Adjustment Regulations” means the Child Support (Arrears, Interest and Adjustment of Maintenance Assessments) Regulations 1992^f1;

• “the Collection and Enforcement Regulations” means the Child Support (Collection and Enforcement) Regulations 1992^f2;

• “the Collection and Enforcement of Other Forms of Maintenance Regulations” means the Child Support (Collection and Enforcement of Other Forms of Maintenance) Regulations 1992^f3; and

• “the Fees Regulations” means the Child Support Fees Regulations 1992^f4.