Miscellaneous and supplemental

Supplementary powers to make regulations47

1

The Department may by regulations make such incidental, supplemental and transitional provision as it considers appropriate in connection with any provision made by or under this Order.

2

The regulations may, in particular, make provision—

a

as to the procedure to be followed with respect to—

i

the making of applications for maintenance assessments;

ii

the making, cancellation or refusal to make maintenance assessments;

iii

reviews under Articles 18 to 21;

b

extending the categories of case to which Article 20 or 21 applies;

c

as to the date on which an application for a maintenance assessment is to be treated as having been made;

d

for attributing payments made under maintenance assessments to the payment of arrears;

e

for the adjustment, for the purpose of taking account of the retrospective effect of a maintenance assessment, of amounts payable under the assessment;

f

for the adjustment, for the purpose of taking account of overpayments or under payments of child support maintenance, of amounts payable under a maintenance assessment;

g

as to the evidence which is to be required in connection with such matters as may be prescribed;

h

as to the circumstances in which any official record or certificate is to be conclusive evidence;

i

with respect to the giving of notices or other documents;

j

for the rounding up or down of any amounts calculated, estimated or otherwise arrived at in applying any provision made by or under this Order.

3

No power to make regulations conferred by any other provision of this Order shall be taken to limit the powers given to the Department by this Article.