# The Transfer of Tribunal Functions Order 2008, Paragraph 97: Child Support Act 1991


(1) Schedule 4 (Child Support Commissioners) is amended as follows.
(2) In the heading after “Commissioners” insert “for Northern Ireland”.
(3) In paragraph 1—
(a) in sub-paragraph (1) after “Child Support Commissioner” insert “for Northern Ireland”; and
(b) omit sub-paragraphs (3) to (3B).
(4) In paragraph 2—
(a) in sub-paragraph (1)—
(i) omit “pensions,”; and
(ii) after “Child Support Commissioners” insert “for Northern Ireland”; and
(b) in sub-paragraph (2) after “Child Support Commissioner” insert “for Northern Ireland”.
(5) Omit paragraph 2A.
(6) For paragraph 3 substitute—
“3. A Child Support Commissioner for Northern Ireland, so long as he holds office as such, shall not practise as a barrister or act for any remuneration to himself as arbitrator or referee or be directly or indirectly concerned in any matter as a conveyancer, notary public or solicitor.”.
(7) In paragraph 4—
(a) in sub-paragraph (1)—
(i) for “Lord Chancellor” substitute “First Minister and deputy First Minister, acting jointly,”; and
(ii) after “Child Support Commissioners”, in each place, insert “for Northern Ireland”;
(b) in sub-paragraph (2) after “Child Support Commissioner” insert “for Northern Ireland”;
(c) in sub-paragraph (2) for paragraph (a) (together with the “and” at the end of that paragraph) substitute—
“(a) from among persons who are barristers or solicitors of not less than the number of years’ standing specified in section 23(2); and”;
(d) in sub-paragraph (2)(b) for “Lord Chancellor thinks” substitute “First Minister and deputy First Minister think”;
(e) in sub-paragraph (2A) after “Child Support Commissioner” insert “for Northern Ireland”; and
(f) for sub-paragraph (3) substitute—
“(3) Paragraph 2 applies to deputy Child Support Commissioners for Northern Ireland, but paragraph 3 does not apply to them.”
(8) Omit paragraphs 4A to 8.

---
Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2008/9780110817828/schedule/3/paragraph/97 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-transfer-of-tribunal-functions-order-2008/schedule-3/paragraph-97
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.